Primary Recipient

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

Amount

$831,438.00

Award Date

8/17/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Transcription factor GATA-1 is critical for the development of multiple blood lineages, including erythroid cells, megakaryocytes, mast cells and eosinophils. Mutations in the Gata1 gene underlie a variety of congenital and acquired hematological disorder