It's all about location: Targeting the right spot for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

Asma Naseem¹, Alessia Cavazza^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation Research and Teaching Department, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
² Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia School of Medicine, Modena, Italy.

Asma Naseem et al. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev. 2024.

. 2024 Apr 18;32(2):101247.

doi: 10.1016/j.omtm.2024.101247. eCollection 2024 Jun 13.

Asma Naseem¹, Alessia Cavazza^{1

2}

¹ Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation Research and Teaching Department, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
² Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia School of Medicine, Modena, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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