Stem Cell Research Leads To Potential New Therapy For Rare Blood...

Courtesy ScienceDaily Thu, 04/10/2008 - 01:00

A unique partnership between industry and academia has led to human clinical trials of a new drug for a rare class of blood diseases called myeloproliferative disorders, which are all driven by the same genetic mutation and can evolve into leukemia.

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