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Peter E. Newburger, MD

Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics/Division of Hematology-Oncology, UMass Chan Medical School

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Peter E. Newburger, MD

Research Focus - Molecular Pathophysiology of Disorders of Neutrophil Number and Function

Molecular pathobiology of congenital neutropenia
Molecular pathobiology of chronic granulomatous disease
Gene therapy approaches for treatment of hereditary disorders of neutrophils
Biology and treatment of childhood blood disorders and cancer

Representative Publication

Frazão JB, Colombo M, Simillion C, et al. Gene expression in chronic granulomatous disease and interferon-γ receptor-deficient cells treated in vitro with interferon-γ. J Cell Biochem. 2019;120(3):4321-4332.

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