While gene therapy has emerged as a promising alternative for treating beta-thalassemia, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remains the only widely accessible curative option for this ...

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Known as Zynteglo in Europe where it is approved to treat the rare blood disorder beta-thalassemia, the gene therapy has been given the all-clear by bluebird’s scientists after reviewing the ...

Read on to know about some of the common genetic blood disorders. Half matched bone marrow transplant can be 100 per cent successful now for beta thalassemia patients, says a new research.

A single base change can create a devastating genetic disorder or a beneficial ... often resulting in a frameshift One form of beta-thalassemia Deletion One or more nucleotides is "skipped ...

India has around 50 million (5 crore) carriers of the ß (beta ... launched state-level thalassemia screening programs, targeting high-risk populations and offering genetic counseling.