COMMUNITY The FDA will review a new cure for sickle cell disease, which in the U.S. mostly affects Black people

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[mike030270]

Changing a person's DNA might get pushback. Hope it works

 

[mike030270]

FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use CRISPR

The groundbreaking approval has been eagerly anticipated by patients and doctors alike. The treatment is priced at $2.2 million.

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The groundbreaking approval has been eagerly anticipated by patients and doctors alike. The treatment is priced at $2.2 million.

 

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[Ccslim]

Stuff like this is the real reason for 23andme, a wide database of dna given up willingly. They are going to start patenting drugs based on the dna.

 

[orgen]

We have a cure for hep c , sickle cell, can manage weight issues & HIV . We now need a cure for herpes & syphilis

 

[Bed$tuy🇭🇹]

Sickle Cell has it's origin in the Green Sahara with carriers of E1b1a.