Sickle Cell’s Game Changer: Nod to Gene Therapy Revolution

<p><strong>THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION RECENTLY</strong>&nbsp;gave the green light to two groundbreaking treatments for sickle cell disease. One is Casgevy, which uses a gene-editing technique called CRISPR, and the other is Lyfgenia, a gene therapy.</p> <p>As a medical student, I remember seeing a young woman with sickle cell anemia.</p> <p>I don&rsquo;t remember her name, but I know she was in her 20s, around my age. Her parents each carried a copy of the gene but did not know it. She inherited one sickle cell gene from each parent.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/beingwell/sickle-cells-game-changer-nod-to-gene-therapy-revolution-1c931db1ee21"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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