Abstract

Thalassemia is one of the most common genetic blood diseases,mainly distributing in South China.Thalassemia major not only causes huge negative impact on the patient's quality of life,but also brings huge economic burden for society and family.Blood transfusion,iron chelation therapy and bone marrow transplantation are traditional treatment methods for thalassemia.In recent years,basing on the development of stem cell technology,gene therapy for thalassemia has developed very fast.Here we review the development of gene therapy for thalassemia. Key words: Thalassemia; Gene therapy, Induced pluripotent stem cells

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