http://goldbamboo.com/ Thalassemia News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a221271.html Led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, an international group of scientists has pinpointed a specific genetic relationship as the cause of dangerous iron overload in persons with a form of the inherited blood disease, beta-thalassemia. "Iron overload remains the biggest threat to the health of patients with thalassemia," says the study's senior author Dr. [click link for full article] Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a175568.html Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified the role of a protein in hemoglobin gene silencing that may one day be a potential target for the treatment of genetic blood disorders like sickle-cell anemia and beta-thalassemia on the molecular level. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a176124.html Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified the role of a protein in hemoglobin gene silencing that may one day be a potential target for the treatment of genetic blood disorders like sickle-cell anemia and beta-thalassemia on the molecular level.In the April issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers reported for the first time that the protein, MBD2, mediates silencing of the fetal gamma-globin gene through DNA methylation, a process that chemically modifies DNA... click link for more info. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 09:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a135009.html Children''s Hospital Oakland, a world recognized center for treatment and research of thalassemia, has formed an international network treating patients throughout the world. Thalassemia is the world''s most common genetic blood disorder and it is rapidly increasing. Seven percent of the world''s population are carriers, and 400,000 affected babies are born each year. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts a doubling of these statistics within the next few decades. Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a134593.html Children''s Hospital Oakland, a world recognized center for treatment and research of thalassemia, has formed an international network treating patients throughout the world... click link for more info. Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:00 EST