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Sharmin:
Stem cell breakthrough treatment has treated a young child afflicted with epidermolysis bullosa - in which patients are unable to make type VII collagen. 

http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/stemcell-collagen-vii-RDEB-angela-christiano.html

This is good news for the particular disease being treated and possibly others. 

I hope that it will be useful in treating thalassemia and sickle cell anemia as well.

Sharmin

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