New Clinic in LA County to Close Gaps For Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
/in News /by adminIn California, 51 percent of adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) live in Los Angeles County, which lacks an adult SCD clinic. As a result, coordinators from the U.S. Health Resources and Service Administration’s Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program (SCDTDP) decided to address this gap in care.
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New Clinic in LA County to Close Gaps For Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Why CRISPR Is An Attractive Approach To Treat Sickle Cell Disease
/in News /by adminSickle cell disease has been around for thousands of years. But despite recent improvements in treatment, screening and genetic counseling, the disease remains a major health burden in Africa and in black populations around the world. Now, scientists are inching closer to using a new gene editing technique known as CRISPR to treat patients with the genetic blood disorder.
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Why CRISPR Is An Attractive Approach To Treat Sickle Cell Disease