Sunday, 9 September 2012

Thalassaemia can be treated with a seven-rupee drug

Karachi

 

Pakistani doctors have made a “revolutionary leap” in the treatment of thalassaemia by succeeding in treating the deadly disease without blood transfusion as well as identifying the gene mutations that cause the disease, a medical expert said on Sunday.

 

Speaking at a news conference at the Karachi Press Club, eminent haematologist and transplant physician Dr. Tahir S Shamsi said the country’s medical experts have succeeded in treating thalassaemia without

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