Sickle cell disease is now curable, but the treatment is unaffordable

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CRISPR cistron editing has made it imaginable to cure sickle compartment disease, which affects millions worldwide, but astir radical with the information won't beryllium capable to spend the outgo of the treatment

By Michael Le Page

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8 March 2023

Sickle compartment  reddish  humor  cells

Normal reddish humor cells are round, but those affected by sickle compartment are crescent shaped

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Millions of radical could present beryllium cured of sickle compartment disease, a superior inherited humor condition, acknowledgment to CRISPR cistron editing – but the outgo of attraction is truthful precocious that fewer radical are apt to person it successful the foreseeable future.

“We person been capable to cure sickle compartment illness utilizing cistron editing,” Julie Makani astatine the Muhimbili University of Health successful Tanzania told the International Summit connected Human Genome Editing successful London connected 6 …

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