Science Matters: Targeting Heme Trafficking In A Variety Of Diseases
Executive Summary
A better understanding of heme trafficking could lead to drug targets in metabolic diseases, anemias, porphyrias, hemolytic diseases such as sickle cell disease – even parasitic infections.
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