misk@sopuli.xyz to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoLong Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemiawww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1341arrow-down12
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minus-squareConfused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 days agoThere are previous cases of sickle cell being cured by a bone transplant. The first was in 1983. Although in that case it seems like curing her sickle cell wasn’t the goal - she was being treated for cancer. The first sickle cell patient treated with CRISPR was in about 2020.
There are previous cases of sickle cell being cured by a bone transplant. The first was in 1983. Although in that case it seems like curing her sickle cell wasn’t the goal - she was being treated for cancer.
The first sickle cell patient treated with CRISPR was in about 2020.