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She is in pain after being cured of her disease
A new study has claimed that gene therapy could be used to treat sickle cell disease, a form of blood disorder. According to the study, the gene therapy could delay the spread of the disease and possibly even prevent it. It added that gene therapy could also be used to treat other diseases in which…
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The FDA approved the first treatment for a human illness
US-based biotechnology company Casgevy has developed a treatment for sickle cell disease that uses Hemoglobin Edited Blood Cells (CASE). The treatment is a one-time treatment and aims to eliminate debilitating pain that are a hallmark of sickle cell disease. The company said it’s designed to be a one-time treatment and will alleviate symptoms for a…
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It was the first Crispr Medicine to get approved
US’ Food and Drug Administration approved Crispr Therapeutics’ experimental vaccine Casgevy for the treatment of sickle Cell disease, a blood disorder that causes uncontrollable blood clotting. It is the first-ever “gene therapy” to have been approved for use by the US. According to the company’s preliminary results, 90% of patients didn’t require a red-blood-cell transfusion…