L-leucine alleviates Diamond-Blackfan anemia

Ashley N. Kamimae-Lanning, Peter Kurre

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Abstract

In this issue of Blood, Jaako et al1 and Payne et al2 provide important preclinical validation that the essential amino acid leucine can ameliorate defective erythropoiesis in murine and zebrafish models of Diamond-Blackfan anemia, respectively.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2157-2158
Number of pages2
JournalBlood
Volume120
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 13 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Immunology
  • Hematology
  • Cell Biology

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