January 26, 2015 | Haaretz reports that doctors at Hadassah Medical Center have discovered a rare genetic disease and succeeded in treating it with immunosuppressive drugs and a stem-cell transplant. The disease, known for the time being as TPP2 deficiency, is a blood disease in which a particular gene deficiency causes the immune system to attack itself, leading to severe side effects and imminent death. It is most common in populations in which close relatives marry each other. A report on the research, which appeared last year in Blood Journal was chosen by the American Society of Hematology as one of the top 10 stories for 2015.
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