$5M grant to help Wash U research blood disorder therapies

The Washington University School of Medicine has received a $5 million grant from the Edward P. Evans Foundation to create a new center that will research rare blood disorders. The center will focus on a specific set of disorders, called myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), which prohibits the body from creating enough healthy blood cells, according to a release. Dr. Matthew Walter will lead the center. Officials said MDS is hard to detect, with patients suffering from fat igue and shortness of breath.…
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