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Hackensack NJ, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two gene editing therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease. Experts hope it’s a cure, the first, for the inherited blood disorder that affects more than 100,000 Americans with extreme pain.
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Ridgewood NJ, Scientists will soon see the results of an experimental HIV treatment that uses CRISPR technology. The treatment is a one-time infusion that takes an hour to administer. It targets regions in the HIV genome important for viral replication. A man with HIV received the treatment in July. He will soon stop taking his antiretroviral drugs to see if the treatment was a success.
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