haemoglobinopathy

British

/ ˌhiːməʊɡləʊbɪˈnɒpəθɪ /

noun

any of various inherited diseases, including sickle-cell anaemia and thalassaemia, characterized by abnormal haemoglobin

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Sangamo also plans to apply for permission to do several other in vivo gene-editing trials, including of therapies for the blood diseases haemoglobinopathy and beta thalassemia.

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