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Pier Maria Fornasari: Possible New Target for SCD and Beta Thalassemia Treatment
Oct 4, 2026, 00:55

Pier Maria Fornasari: Possible New Target for SCD and Beta Thalassemia Treatment

Pier Maria Fornasari, Director of Regenhealthsolutions.info, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Possible New Target for Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia Treatment identified by Harvard Medical School Researchers

BACH2 regulates HbF independently of BCL11A

Researchers identify additional gene controlling production of fetal hemoglobin

Harvard Medical School researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a new pathway that regulates the production of fetal hemoglobin, a form of hemoglobin that normally gets replaced soon after birth by adult hemoglobin.

Two FDA-approved gene therapies reactivate the production of fetal hemoglobin as a treatment for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia, which are caused by mutations in adult hemoglobin….”

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