In hereditary blood disorders such as sickle cell anaemia, the production of faulty cells leaves the patient extremely weak and anaemic. (newscientist.com)
Hemophilia is a hereditary blood disorder in which the blood does not clot properly due to a gene mutation that leads to lack of a key protein, either clotting Factor 8 or clotting Factor 9. (discovermagazine.com)
Dr. Sadelain's research focuses on human cell engineering and cell therapy to treat cancer and hereditary blood disorders. (sciencemag.org)