In humans, this can lead to genetic blood disorders such as thalassaemia, and possibly cancer. (newscientist.com)
A subtle form of gene therapy for thalassaemia has received a boost with the creation of a modified virus that successfully shuttles the required genetic machinery into cells. (newscientist.com)
In one of the forms of thalassaemia they studied, correctly spliced products rose from 10 per cent to more than 80 per cent (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol 90, p 8673). (newscientist.com)