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Sickle Cell Disease: Tracing The History Of The First Ever Genetic Disease To Be Diagnosed

A parasite that causes malaria is halted by sickle cells and makes people who carry the sickle cell trait more resistant to the disease. This is why sickle cell trait also occurs more in people who ...
University of California

Novel gene therapy trial for sickle cell disease launches

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell disease. The trial is the first in the U.S. to apply non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 ...
The Conversation

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to know

Cristina Pina receives funding from Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group via the Little Princess Trust and the National Centre for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animals in Research.