NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Blood stem cell transplant regimen reverses sickle cell disease in adults
Published in Blood Weekly, January 14th, 2010
A modified blood adult stem-cell transplant regimen has effectively reversed sickle cell disease in 9 of 10 adults who had been severely affected by the disease, according to results of a National Institutes of Health study in the Dec. 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial was conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., by NIH researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
"This trial represents a major milestone in developing a therapy aimed at curing sickle cell disease," said...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-01-14)
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