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Gene editing offers hope to patients with inherited disorders: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers from the University of Auckland, Amsterdam University Medical Center, and Cambridge University Hospitals have successfully treated over ten patients with CRISPR/Cas9 technology, with preliminary findings just published in a leading journal.
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Gene-editing provides hope for patients with inherited disorders: Study
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the primary researcher, a single treatment of a breakthrough gene-editing therapy has altered the life of a group of patients suffering from a hereditary illness.
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UK approves world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease, beta thala
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After rigorous testing on safety, quality and effectiveness Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised a world-first gene therapy, that will work to cure sickle-cell disease as well as B-thalassemia.
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Base editing can be preferable in curing sickle cell disease: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Scientists found base editing increased fetal hemoglobin production in a new treatment for sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia. The study was published in the journal, 'Nature Genetics.'
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NHM Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi Medical College Bhopal and ECHO India launch ca
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 31: National Health Mission (NHM) Madhya Pradesh and Gandhi Medical College in collaboration with ECHO India, launched a capacity-building program focused on the prevention and control of Beta Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies. An initial batch of 50 doc
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ECHO India, PGICH launch a nationwide capacity building program to address
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI/BusinessWire India): ECHO India, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening healthcare capacity in India, has teamed up with the Post Graduate Institute of Child Health (PGICH) Noida to launch a nationwide program focused on the Preventi
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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene express
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed an integrated, high-throughput system to better understand and possibly manipulate gene expression for the treatment of disorders such as sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. The research appears today in the journal Nature
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