More Success Fixing Sickle Cell Gene with CRISPR
Kerry Grens | Nov 9, 2016
Researchers say they have sufficient in vitro and animal data to apply for human testing.
US Companies Launch CRISPR Clinical Trial
US Companies Launch CRISPR Clinical Trial
The Germany-based study will test an ex vivo genome-editing therapy for the inherited blood disorder β-thalassemia.
The Germany-based study will test an ex vivo genome-editing therapy for the inherited blood disorder β-thalassemia.
CRISPR Corrects Sickle Cell-Causing Gene in Human Cells
Kerry Grens | Oct 13, 2016
Once implanted in mice, the edited stem cells produced normal hemoglobin.
How Blood Cells Thwart Malaria
Tia Ghose | Nov 10, 2011
The sickle cell anemia mutation may protect against malaria by preventing the parasite from sending dangerous proteins to the red blood cell surface.