Scientists reverse sickle cell anemia by turning on fetal hemoglobin
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
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 to adult form of hemoglobin the oxygen-carrying protein in blood -- marks the onset of anemia and painful symptoms of the disorder.