Sickle cell disease is now curable, but the treatment is unaffordable

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CRISPR gene editing has made it possible to cure sickle cell disease, which affects millions worldwide, but most people with the condition won't be able to afford the cost of the treatment

By Michael Le Page

8 March 2023

Millions of people could now be cured of sickle cell disease, a serious inherited blood condition, thanks to CRISPR gene editing – but the cost of treatment is so high that few people are likely to receive it in the foreseeable future.

“We have been able to cure sickle cell disease using gene editing,” Julie Makani at the Muhimbili University of Health in Tanzania told the International Summit on Human Genome Editing in London on 6 …

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