Use of rapamycin and structural analogues thereof

Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – Having -c- – wherein x is chalcogen – bonded directly to...

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ABSTRACT:
The use of rapamycin and its structural analogues for the preparation of a medicament for the therapeutic treatment of beta-thalassaemia is described.

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43rdAnnual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology. Part 2: Orlando, Florida< USA; Dec. 7-11, 2001 ISSN: 0006-4971.
WO 0168147 A Bianchi Nicoletta; Feriotto Giordana(IT); Gambari Roberto (IT): m) Sep. 20, 2001 p. 1, Paragraph 1-3, p. 5, Paragraph 1.

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