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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' ...
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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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NanoCas helps to unlock Mini-CRISPR, first march toward miniature gene editing
By Balambal Suryanarayanan CRISPR-Cas9 is a repurposed gene editing tool that allows scientists to cut, replace, and insert pieces of DNA in precise regions along the strand. Courtesy of NIH Image ...
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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Shortness of breath after light activity? It can be sickle cell anemia; doctor explains symptoms
One of the reasons of anemia can be Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA)—a genetic blood disorder where the body produces red blood cells that are abnormally shaped.” Also read | Sickle cell disease ...
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Older Brain Age Observed in Adults With Sickle Cell Anemia
Higher economic deprivation also associated with brain age gap in controls without sickle cell anemia. (HealthDay News) — Adults with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and healthy controls with greater ...
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New Base Editing Gene Therapy Cures its First Patient: A Sickle-Cell Sufferer Now in the ‘Gym Every Day’
Though GNN has reported that several sickle cell disease patients have already ... facilitation of a break across one or both strands of DNA, base editing utilizes enzymes to modify single amino ...
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Preventing sickle cell disease through modern science
Sickle cell anaemia, a hereditary condition that primarily affects African and Mediterranean populations, continues to pose significant health challenges. In Uganda, where the disease is prevalent ...
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Novo Nordisk gets BACH1, inking IMMvention deal to orchestrate attack on sickle cell disease
Novo Nordisk is opening a new front in its fight against sickle cell disease, inking a deal with IMMvention Therapeutix to co-develop oral treatments for the red blood cell disorder and other ...