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BNP Hormone Detects Pulmonary Hypertension in Sickle Cell Patients
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 21, 2006
...e identified a hormone, called brain natriuretic peptide or BNP , that can identify patients with sickle cell disease whose condition have progressed to pulmonary hypertension . The hormone, which...
AHA/ASA Offers New Guidelines to Prevent Stroke
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 11, 2006
...h hypertension,
• Start transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound screenings for children with sickle cell disease at age 2 and consider transfusion therapy for those found to be at high stroke risk,
• ...
Gene Therapy and RNAi To Treat Sickle Cell Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 3, 2006
...d a combination of stem cell-based gene therapy and RNA interface technology to genetically reverse sickle cell disease (SCD) in human cells.
Sickle cell disease is a hereditary blood disorder cha...