Everything you need to know about agonising sickle cell disease and the ‘revolutionary’ new DNA therapy that's being rolled ...

Read about exa-cel being rolled out on the NHS, providing a 'functional cure' for some patients with severe sickle cell ...

Abnormal cells can clog blood vessels, leading to severe pain episodes and restricting oxygen delivery to vital organs ...

However, carriers can have children who inherit sickle cell disease and may exhibit symptoms. Therefore, unless you conduct DNA paternity tests that confirm the child is not yours, the fact that ...

NHS officials estimate around 50 people a year will receive treatment now it has been approved for use for certain patients with severe sickle cell disease. | ITV National News ...

Since two gene therapies were approved for sickle cell disease in late 2023, only a handful of patients have started the expensive treatments.

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 ...

Discover the latest addition to Children's Hospital Los Angeles' 10 cell and gene therapy treatments, including Casgevy for sickle cell disease ...

Base editing utilizes enzymes to modify single amino acids at the most foundational unit of DNA, called a base.

Sickle cell disease impacts more than 100,000 people in the United States. It’s estimated that more than two million ...

The UK has approximately 17,500 individuals living with sickle cell disease, a condition particularly prevalent amongst those ...

A £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use for some NHS patients, offering hope of a cure to those with an inherited ...