Thalassemia, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Discusses such topics as: the population genetics and dynamimcs of thalassemia; alpha thalassemia; HbE/beta thalassemia; management of iron overload in thalassemia syndromes; allogeneic cellular gene therapy for hemoglobinopathies; cord blood transplantation for beta thalassemia major; and, gene therapy for haemoglobin disorders.

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Thalassemia is discussed comprehensively by the authors in this issue. Topics discussed include:



the population genetics and dynamimcs of thalassemia
alpha thalassemia
HbE/beta thalassemia
management of iron overload in thalassemia syndromes
allogeneic cellular gene therapy for hemoglobinopathies
cord blood transplantation for beta thalassemia major
gene therapy for haemoglobin disorders