FDA considers first CRISPR gene editing treatment that may cure sickle cell

At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, for the longest time, that she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew. The executive director of the nonprofit patient advocacy group the Sickle Cell Consortium was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at age three. Because of it, she’s had…#lakieabailey #sicklecellconsortium #bailey #fda #boston #crispr #africanamericans #stephaniekrogmeier #fyodorurnov #independentcommittee
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