This is amazing news.
Hopefully, the treatment can be made available to all who need it worldwide. As it is a disease that predominantly affects POC, either living in poor regions of the world. Or systematically kept in poverty in richer ones.
Nonetheless, this is a massive leap for gene therapy!
Hopefully, the treatment can be made available to all who need it worldwide. As it is a disease that predominantly affects POC, either living in poor regions of the world. Or systematically kept in poverty in richer ones.
Nonetheless, this is a massive leap for gene therapy!
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Chise
AMAZING! A GROUNDBREAKING sickle cell disease treatment has been APPROVED for NHS use. Exagamglogene (exa-cel) SUCCESSFULLY edits the faulty gene in a patient’s OWN stem cells. Researchers concluded there was a functional cure in 97% of trial participants that received it! Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
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