U.S. poised to approve first gene-editing treatment in breakthrough for sickle cell patients

At age 19, Joe Tsogbe underwent his first hip replacement. In his 20s, he averaged about nine hospitalizations a year. By his 30s, that rose to more than a dozen. All the result of sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder where a genetic mutation causes normally full-moon shaped red blood…#joetsogbe #crisprtherapeutics #nobelprize #crispr #jenniferdoudna #crisprcas9 #linuspauling #africa #markusmapara #vertex
Source: Reuters: Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news