Discovery could power up platelet production to battle blood shortages (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Discovery could power up platelet production to battle blood shortages

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Adam N. Goldfarb, MD, the chief of UVA Health’s Division of Experimental Pathology, says the discovery could lead to "designer platelets" that could, for example, benefit patients battling cancer.

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