Sentences with phrase «studied thalassemia»

Since antique DNA (aDNA) of malaria is very difficult to extract, they studied thalassemia and other genetic adaptations in its place.

The researchers headed up by Claudia Vigano and Abigail Bouwman of the human aDNA laboratory at the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine — the only laboratory of its kind in Switzerland — studied a thalassemia allele called cod39?

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Notably, research groups might be able to apply the approach described in this study to develop treatments for other blood diseases such as β - thalassemia, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), chronic granulomatous disease, rare disorders like Wiskott - Aldrich syndrome and Fanconi anemia, and even HIV infection.

-- The NEJM published updates from two early - stage Bluebird Bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) studies of a gene therapy for the rare disease beta - thalassemia, which requires patients to... Next Page»

She is registred to the National Order of Biologists in the province of Palermo; collaboration in research project from 2012 to 2015 at the Department of Biopathology and Biotechnology, University of Palermo, focusing the study on the identification of molecules capable to modulate intracellular metabolic pathways for the prevention and treatment of infectious, tumor and degenerative disease, in collaboration with Prof. Angela Santoni, University of Rome; collaboration in research project in 2011 at the hospital «Villa Sofia Cervello» of Palermo to study methods can cure the genetic defect that causes thalassemia through genetic engineering; she studies different mechanisms of the differentiation and the activation of human gammadelta T cells as effector cells of the immune response against cancer and infectious diseases; she investigates about the identification and development of biomarkers of resistance and susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection; Valentina Orlando has published 13 papers in peer reviewed journals and 3 comunications at national and international congress.

In a recent study, Chinese researchers used CRISPR / Cas in human embryos to correct a mutation that causes the blood disease beta - thalassemia.

An authority on the study and treatment of childhood cancers, as well as the biology and therapy of hemoglobinopathies — blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia — Cunningham is known for his work on understanding the molecular mechanism underpinning red blood cell production.

One study was done on children with Thalassemia, a genetic form of anemia, who require regular blood transfusions.

One study was done on kids with Thalassemia, a genetic type of anemia, who need frequent blood transfusions.