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Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
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CHOP doctors named 'Disruptors of the Year' for groundbreaking sickle cell gene therapy
The Philadelphia Citizen is recognizing CHOP doctors Alexis Thompson and Dr. Stephan Grupp with the 'Disruptors of the Year' ...
Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering—here's what you need to know
Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...
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Gene Editing Breakthrough Yields Life-changing Therapy
When Vijay Sankaran was an MD-PhD student at Harvard Medical School in the mid-2000s, one of his first clinical encounters ...
Bahrain Makes History with First Successful CRISPR-Based Sickle Cell Treatment Outside the US
This achievement follows Bahrain’s landmark decision on 2 December 2023 to become the second country globally and the first ...
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Breakthrough sickle cell drug causes excitement
making it a viable option for those eligible for a stem cell transplant but without a matching donor. Exa-cel, according to Nursing Times, is the second novel treatment for sickle cell ...
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Sickle Cell Disease: Key Facts and Lifelong Impact
Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy travelling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen to all the different ...
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Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering—here's what you need to know
The disease reduces the quality and duration of life of patients—in the UK, those with sickle cell disease have a life expectancy of 67. Stem cell transplantation replaces the cells in the blood ...
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Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to know
Cristina Pina receives funding from Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group via the Little Princess Trust and the National Centre for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animals in Research.
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Sickle Cell Disease Is A Genetic Disorder That Causes Lifelong Suffering Here's What You Need To Know
Until recently, the only cure for sickle cell disease was stem cell transplantation – also known as bone marrow transplantation – from a healthy donor with a compatible immune system which ...
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Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to know
Until recently, the only cure for sickle cell disease was stem cell transplantation – also known as bone marrow transplantation – from a healthy donor with a compatible immune system which will not be ...