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Is There a Genetic Condition in Your Family?
Is there a genetic condition in your family? Are you concerned about the potential for passing this on to your children one day? Do you know if you are a…
Is Gene Editing the Next Medical Miracle? Stocks Suggest Yes
According to Bloomberg, there’s a new big fish in the medical technology pond. Crispr Therapeutics AG jumped in value, multiplied by six, and landed at $3 billion. How is that…
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The FDA has placed an Investigational Drug For Sickle Cell Disease on Clinical Hold
The Investigational New Drug Application for the experimental drug CTX001 for treating sickle cell disease has been put on clinical hold, announced Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and CRISPR Therapeutics. This hold…
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Gene Therapy Could Put an End to Blood Transfusions for Beta Thalessemia Patients
According to a story from empr.com, a recent study revealed that gene therapy could allow patients with beta thalessemia to stop having to get regular blood transfusions. The gene therapy…
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Experimental Treatment for Beta Thalassemia Shows Potential in Preliminary Trials
According to a story from The Motley Fool, The gene therapy development company bluebird bio has been working on a treatment for beta thalassemia, and it has the potential to…
Thalassemia and Gaucher May Be Linked Suggests A Surprising New Case Study
A new case study suggests that the blood disorder, thalassemia, may be present in people with Gaucher disease. Both diagnosis and treatment become more complicated if this hypothesis proves true.…
Study of LJPC-401 Treatment for Hereditary Hemochromatosis Launches into Phase II
Hereditary hemochromatosis is a genetic form of a condition in which the body builds up too much iron. To read more about hemochromatosis, click here. La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company has…
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Is it Ethical? Should Human Embryos Be Used to Prevent Genetic Diseases Like Beta Thalassemia?
How far would you go to eradicate a disease that impacts millions of lives? Would you cross the ethical line if it meant ending a source of suffering forever? Or…
Apply for This Thalassemia Scholarship Today
October 21, 2017 Remember this deadline if you have a alpha or beta thalassemia, or another significant form of thalassemia, and are seeking an advanced degree in the US or abroad…
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What to Eat in the World of Atkins, Gluten-Free, and Paleo Diets
Don’t eat that! Eat this instead. Some diets recommend low fat. Some endorse high protein. Some forbid carbohydrates. Some praise those same carbohydrates. Some limit fiber. It’s so confusing figuring…
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Major Gene Therapy Progress for β-thalassemia Major
β-thalassemia major is a rare blood condition that necessitates a lifetime of blood transfusions. Despite advancements in treatments, the perfect cure has yet to be found. Bluebird Bio, Inc. is…
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This Drug May Reduce Your Dependence on Transfusions
Celgene Corporation, partnered with Acceleron Pharma Inc., announced at the beginning of this month that target enrollment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and beta thalassemia patients for the MEDALIST and BELIEVE…
Beta Thalassemia In the News
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Hemochromatosis – When the Body Can’t Get the Iron Out
Most of us know that not having enough iron in the blood results in disorders like anemia, fatigue, low energy… I first became aware of “iron-poor blood,” or anemia, when…