Doctors harvest stem cells from the patient’s bone marrow and then send them off to a lab, where CRISPR is used to turn up the production of another, functional version of haemoglobin. This version is ...
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Billy Garrett Jr. Is Asking You To Give BloodWhen Garrett was 12, he was at a basketball camp when a sickle cell crisis that caused splenic sequestration, which is when ...
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CHOP doctors named 'Disruptors of the Year' for groundbreaking sickle cell gene therapyThe Philadelphia Citizen is recognizing CHOP doctors Alexis Thompson and Dr. Stephan Grupp with the 'Disruptors of the Year' ...
A SYSTEMATIC review by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) has found no evidence to support sickle cell trait (SCT) as a cause of acute pain crises or sudden exertion-related death. This finding ...
Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells ...
Researchers have discovered and analyzed a rare but serious side effect of an innovative form of blood cancer therapy. The ...
Columnist Mary Shaniqua shares some practical examples of how to support, comfort, and encourage a loved one with sickle cell.
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