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Gdf -11 a new target to improve anemia in thalassemia.
β-thalassemias are characterized by ineffective red blood cell (RBC) production, leading to anemia, iron overload, and organ failure. As current treatment options for β-thalassemia are limited, there is a clear unmet need for alternative therapies.
Treatment, medicine and hematology research: What patients want and doctors need (to know)
Jan Geissler, a Patient Advocate remarked about the Congress: “Over and above scientific updates, much can be achieved in partnership between hematologists and patients.
Read moreEuropean Hematologists will discuss breakthroughs in blood disorders in Milan, Italy - June 12-15, 2014
About the EHA Annual Congress
Hematology is a specialty that covers everything to do with blood: its origin in the bone marrow, diseases of blood and their treatments.
Meeting Report: European School of Haematology International Conference of Haematological Disorders in the Elderly
The meeting started by reviewing demographic aspects, physiological changes encountered in the elderly, as well as the definition of older and elderly people, frailty and comorbidity.
Read morePress release: Breaking news on lymph node cancer and plasma cell cancer reported at Hematology Congress in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013
In order to support high-quality science, the European Hematology Association (EHA) collaborates with 16 Scientific Working Groups (SWGs) and concentrates on fostering activities directed towards basic and translational research.
Read morePress release: Theme of the Year and Patient Advocacy - 18th Congress of EHA - European Hematology Association
This year for the first time, the EHA congress program is complemented by a dedicated advocacy track. This track combines all patient and policy related sessions into one comprehensive full-day program on Saturday.
Read moreBlood Disorders: European Hematologists gather in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013
About the EHA Annual Congress
Hematology is a specialty that covers everything to do with blood: its origin in the bone marrow, diseases of blood and their treatments.
José Carreras Award handed out at the 17th Congress of EHA
He has made seminal contributions to myeloma cell biology. These included studies of the diagnostic and prognostic roles of immunophenotyping, morphology and molecular genetics together with investigation of disease evolution and the significance of minimal residual disease.
Read moreInternational Survey of T2* Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Thalassemia
Thalassemia major (TM) is a substantial health issue, with over 25,000 new transfusion- dependent children identified each year around the world.
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