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Advancements in CRISPR gene editing offer hope for sickle cell disease treatment

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Advancements in CRISPR gene editing offer hope for sickle cell disease treatment
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TL;DR

CRISPR Therapeutics, along with two other companies, faced the challenge of choosing which genetic disease to target first with the revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9. After considering various options, they decided to focus on sickle cell disease, making it the first disease to be treated using CRISPR.

Topics:healthscience-and-technology#crispr#gene-editing#genetic-diseases#medical-breakthrough#science-and-technology#sickle-cell
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  1. Why sickle cell disease is getting the first CRISPR treatment  STAT
  2. Crispr gene editing technology could transform medicine | FT Tech  Financial Times
  3. I received the new gene-editing drug for sickle cell disease. It changed my life.  MIT Technology Review
  4. 'Transformative' genetic therapies for sickle cell disease on the horizon  Detroit News
  5. FDA Action Alert: Vertex/CRISPR, Arcutis and Optinose  BioSpace

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