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New blood (Thalassaemia (According to Dr Suradej Hongeng (said (“Their…

- - - - Thai researcher
      - Prof Philippe Leboulch of the University of Paris
      - Harvard Medical School,
    - - Memorandum of Understanding
        
        or MoU
        
        Ramathibodi Hospital’s Faculty of Medicine
        
        under the
        
        French Alternative Energies
        
        Atomic Energy Commission
        
        or CEA
        
        Mahidol University
  - - - “Their quality of life has improved tremendously. They no longer require blood transfusions. They can study and work like able-bodied people,”
      - “Around 80 percent of beta thalassaemia patients require blood transfusionsthroughout their lives. Without the transfusions, they would die. Unfortunately, frequent transfusions are likely to pose a high risk of iron overload, so they need to take medication, which is expensive,”
      - “The trial was conducted in 22 patients, three of whom were Thais. Afterwards, all were found to be completely cured of thalassaemia,”
      - Since bone marrow transplants are beyond the means of most, the new gene therapy, according to,is expected to be able to lift all the burdens facing patients and their family members.
  - - - only around 50,000 to 60,000 patients
        
        are lucky enough to get blood transfusions.
  - - - one with no or mild anaemia
      - one that can be fatal, even before birth
    - - another form of the blood disorder
        
        the protein that enables red blood cells to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
        
        This leads to severe congenital anaemia
        
        a result of a defective production of haemoglobin