Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle ...
CRISPR gene therapy increases haemoglobin and fetal haemoglobin in sickle cell disease, reducing vaso occlusive events in ...
Learn about the groundbreaking gene therapy for sickle cell disease at Manning Family Children's Hospital in Louisiana, ...
Sickle cell disease refers to a group of genetic diseases that impact a protein that ferries oxygen through the blood. That protein is called hemoglobin, and in sickle cell disease, aberrant ...
Two papers published in The New England Journal of Medicine highlight the potential of gene editing for treatment of sickle ...
A reduced-intensity bone marrow transplant regimen developed by Johns Hopkins physicians provides durable engraftment with ...
A $2.5 million gift by Ted W. Love and Joyce Y. Love to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals will expand care for patients with ...
People are often encouraged to “know their status,” however this healthy habit can be applied to more than just safe-sex practices. Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Recently, a 12-year-old boy became the first patient with sickle ...
Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and eight other institutions in the United States, Africa and Europe say they have identified a potential new gene target that could be edited to treat sickle ...