Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...
In the UK, approximately 17,500 people have sickle cell disease and 300 babies are born with the condition each year. It is a genetic disorder caused by inherited mutations in a person’s DNA ...
The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts ...
NHS patients with sickle cell disease will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking gene-editing treatment that offers the prospect of a cure for the condition. The one-off gene therapy, known as ...
A new review and policy statement underscore the inaccuracy of sickle cell trait as a cause of death on autopsies.
A GROUNDBREAKING genetic treatment with the potential to cure sickle cell disease will be rolled out on the NHS. The one-off ...
Experts hailed exciting news for some people with sickle cell disease in England as the health watchdog decided to grant access to gene-editing therapy on the NHS.
"People who suffer from sickle cell have challenges that I don't believe we all know," Philpart said. "Sometimes it gets lost ...
A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell disease. Casgevy, also ...