gene therapy Archive
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First case of gene therapy curing a common genetic disorder
Posted on March 15, 2017 | No CommentsSickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide and is caused by a genetic mutation that produces abnormal hemoglobin, which clumps together making sickle-, or […] -
Gene therapy successfully used as a cancer treatment
Posted on November 23, 2015 | No CommentsLayla Richards, a one-year old girl, has had her leukaemia successfully treated with genetically engineered immune cells. Before her first birthday, Layla’s parents were told […]