T cell-depleted hla-haploidentical stem cell transplantation in thalassemia young patients

Autor: Pietro Sodani, Antonella Isgrò, Javid Gaziev, Katia Paciaroni, Marco Marziali, Maria Domenica Simone, Andrea Roveda, Gioa De Angelis, Cristiano Gallucci, Fabio Torelli, Giancarlo Isacchi, Francesco Zinno, Fabiola Landi, Gaspare Adorno, Alessandro Lanti, Manuela Testi, Marco Andreani, Guido Lucarelli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Pediatric Reports, Pp e12-e12 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2036-749X
2036-7503
DOI: 10.4081/pr.2011.s2.e12
Popis: The cure for thalassemia involves correcting the genetic defect in a hematopoietic stem cell that results in reduced or absent β-globin synthesis and an excess of α-globin dimers. Intracellular precipitation and accumulation of α- dimers results in ineffective erythropoiesis and hemolytic anemia. Replacing the abnormal thalassemic marrow with allogeneic normal or heterozygous stem cells carrying the functional gene restores appropriate β-globin chain synthesis.
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