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Preemptive therapy for genetic disease

In utero stem cell transplantation for inherited blood cell disorders.

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Blau, C., Stamatoyannopoulos, G. Preemptive therapy for genetic disease. Nat Med 2, 161–162 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0296-161

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