The children and adults with FA are why we’re all here. They are the reason for the countless hours spent in the lab, the energy poured into fundraisers, the conversations we have with anyone willing to listen, and the reason...
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Jakub Tolar
Dept. of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | MD, PhD | Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Tolar’s research focuses on finding new ways of treating children with lethal diseases – cancer, inborn errors of metabolism, and devastating genetic disorders – using stem cell transplantation. He is also looking for safer and more effective methods of repairing and using a patient’s own cells in diseases such as epidermolysis bullosa, mucopolysaccharidosis type I (Hurler syndrome), Fanconi anemia, and dyskeratosis congenita.
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