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Reactivation of γ-globin expression has been shown to ameliorate disease phenotypes associated with mutations in the adult β-globin gene,including sickle cell disease.Previous studies have shown that specific mutations in the promoter of the γ-globin genes prevent repression of the genes in the adult and thus lead to hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH).