Calif., isolated and cloned MGDF and has refined a method of utilizing recombinant technology to manufacture large quantities of the platelet-producing protein. Platelets are disc-shaped components of blood that are smaller than red blood cells and contain no hemoglobin. Low platelets can be corrected by transfusions. Transfusions, however, bring further risks of possible infectious or allergic complications. It can be combined with other growth factors such as G-CSF which stimulates production of white blood cells, and erythropoietin, which drives the production of red blood cells.
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