Global News published this video item, entitled “US FDA approves 2 sickle cell gene therapies in medical breakthrough” – below is their description.
In an exciting medical breakthrough, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two sickle cell treatments, including the first to use gene-editing tool CRISPR.
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world — mostly people of colour — live with this painful condition that shortens a person’s lifespan.
Farah Nasser explains how the new therapy works, and what else it could be used for.
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