EPO has also been used to treat anaemia, ischaemia and reperfusion injuries (i.e., stroke, heart attack)68, neurological disorders (i.e., seizures69, spinal cord ischaemia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and demyelinating disease47), and retinal disease47 and neuropsychiatric disorders33,34,46. This evidence concerns the gene EPO and anemia.