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ArticleExpert review of hematology2009

Future alternative therapies for β-thalassemia.

Stefano Rivella, Eliezer Rachmilewitz

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Article in Expert review of hematology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. A preclinical approach for gene therapy of beta-thalassemia.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2010
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stefano RivellaWeill College Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Oncology, 515 E 71st Street, S702, New York, NY 10021, USA, Tel.: +1 212 746 4941, , str2010@med.cornell.edu.
Eliezer Rachmilewitz
College Medical Center · USWolfson Medical Center · IL

Funding

The influence of genotype on the outcome of gene transfer in beta-thalassemiaR01HL102449 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI RIVELLA, STEFANO · 2010 to 2014
$2.1M
The role of hepcidin in beta-thalassemiaR21DK071575 · NIDDK · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI RIVELLA, STEFANO · 2007 to 2008
$457k
Identification of Genes Involved in beta- ThelassemiaR21DK065169 · NIDDK · WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV · PI RIVELLA, STEFANO · 2004 to 2005
$326k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL102449NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK065169NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK071575
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

β-thalassemia is an inherited disorder due to mutations found in the β-globin gene, leading to anemia and requiring sporadic or chronic blood transfusions for survival. Without proper chelation, β-thalassemia results in iron overload. Ineffective erythropoiesis can lead to iron overload even in untransfused patients who are affected by β-thalassemia intermedia. Better understanding of the molecular biologic aspects of this disorder has led to improvements in population screening and prenatal diagnosis, which, in turn, have led to dramatic reductions in the number of children born with β-thalassemia major in the Mediterranean littoral. However, as a consequence of decreases in neonatal and childhood mortality in other geographical areas, β-thalassemia has become a worldwide clinical problem. A number of unsolved pathophysiological issues remain, such as ineffective erythropoieis, abnormal iron absorption, oxidative stress, splenomegaly and thrombosis. In the last few years, novel studies have the potential to introduce new therapeutic approaches that might reduce these problems and limit the need for blood transfusion.

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PMID20174612
PMCPMC2823128
OpenAlexW2146537927

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