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1997 Santa Fe Highlights
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Genetically engineered mice that mimic all the symptoms of human sickle cell disease were developed by a team led by Edward Rubin and Chris Paszty at LBNL (Science, October 31, 1997). This new mouse strain, which carries human hemoglobin with no counteracting mouse genes, provides a means for effective testing of experimental treatments. Each year, sickle cell disease afflicts about 100,000 babies, primarily of African descent, who endure the painful debilitating condition caused by a mutant hemoglobin gene. Other members of the team included Catherine Brion, Mary Stevens, and Mohandas Narla.
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