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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Novel Beta-Thalassemia Treatment Shows Promise in Preclinical Tests
August 21, 2019
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 21 -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release:

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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers have identified a possible new use for the drug rapamycin: Activating a cellular pathway to reduce accumulation of a toxic protein that is a hallmark of Beta-thalassemia.

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Rapamycin, a drug widely used to protect organ transplant patients, eased symptoms of Beta-thalassemia in mic . . .

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