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Hitting ‘undo’ to cure Sickle Cell Disease

Hitting ‘undo’ to cure Sickle Cell Disease

From the Lieber and Kiem Labs, Hematologic Malignancies Program, Cancer Consortium.
Science SpotlightMay 24, 2023
A look at emerging sickle cell disease therapies

A look at emerging sickle cell disease therapies

Teams at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy and Fred Hutch will model the clinical and economic burden of sickle cell disease and the potential benefits of emerging therapies
Hutch NewsNovember 08, 2019
Targeting a subset of stem cells shows lasting, therapeutically relevant gene editing in blood cells

Targeting a subset of stem cells shows lasting, therapeutically relevant gene editing in blood cells

A new Science Translational Medicine paper is first to report how editing a portion of stem cells with CRISPR/Cas9 is sufficient for long-term reactivation of therapeutic hemoglobin
News ReleasesJuly 31, 2019
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease, and more

Gene therapy for sickle cell disease, and more

$3.7 million grant to fund novel gene therapy approach for dangerous genetic disorders of hemoglobin
Hutch NewsFebruary 02, 2017