
A Potential Cure for Sickle Cell Anemia
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Dr. Santosh Saraf talks about a potential cure for sickle cell anemia tested at UIC.
A promising new treatment for sickle cell anemia, developed by the National Institutes for Health and validated by a new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago, holds out the prospect of a cure for this chronic disease. Dr. Santosh Saraf, one of the co-authors of the UIC study, joins us to discuss these groundbreaking developments.
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A Potential Cure for Sickle Cell Anemia
Clip: 9/22/2015 | 8m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
A promising new treatment for sickle cell anemia, developed by the National Institutes for Health and validated by a new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago, holds out the prospect of a cure for this chronic disease. Dr. Santosh Saraf, one of the co-authors of the UIC study, joins us to discuss these groundbreaking developments.
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