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Scientists reverse sickle cell anemia by turning on fetal hemoglobin

Not long after birth, human babies transition from producing blood containing oxygen-rich fetal hemoglobin to blood bearing the adult hemoglobin protein. For children with sickle cell disease, the transition from the fetal ...

Medical research Oct 13, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1 |