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Sep 17, 2025, 10:54
Mitapivat Boosts ATP in Red Cells: Dr. William Aird on New Hope for Hemolytic Disorder
William Aird, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, posted on X:
”POWERING UP RBCs
Mitapivat is an oral allosteric activator of pyruvate kinase → ↑ glycolytic ATP.
FDA-approved for PK deficiency anemia; in trials for sickle cell disease and thalassemia.
More ATP = healthier, longer-lived red cells across hemolytic disorders.”

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