Conversations with Innovators: Omar Abdel-Wahab, MD
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Channel: American Society of Hematology · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism
Omar Abdel-Wahab, MD, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York discusses his lab’s efforts to understand the biology of mutations in components of the spliceosome to determine if they can be used as therapeutic targets in the treatment of leukemias. He also discusses next steps in using this information to treat patients in the near future.
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