Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wilsey, a Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe member, was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at birth. He started gene therapy on May 16, ...

Aligning with the aim of eradicating sickle cell disease which is largely prevalent among the tribal population, India on Wednesday launched the first indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy. The ...

For generations, Sickle Cell Disease has been a devastating illness affecting millions of people around the world, ...

This story is the first in an occasional series following Louisiana’s first patients to receive gene therapy for sickle cell disease. On the third floor of Manning Family Children’s Hospital in New ...

New results from a clinical trial show promising outcomes for a gene-edited treatment for severe sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder with few curative options. Conducted as part of the ...

When Dr. Ambroise Wonkam walked into a panel on medical genetics out of curiosity, he had no idea it would shape the course of his career. Born in Cameroon, Wonkam has dedicated his career to studying ...

You might have wondered why some people with sickle cell disease seem to live relatively normal lives while others spend half their time in the hospital writhing in agony from pain crises. It’s the ...

In patients with sickle cell disease treated with ristoglogene autogetemcel, mean anti-sickling fetal hemoglobin levels were above 60% with a mean durable reduction in corresponding sickle hemoglobin ...