Could gene therapy be a gamechanger in the fight against sickle-cell anemia? | DW News

There might be fresh hope for millions of people affected by Sickle Cell Disease. In the US, a new commercially licensed gene therapy has been administered for the first time to a patient.
It could be a gamechanger in the fight against this disorder of unusually-shaped red blood cells that can disrupt the victims' blood flow. This leads to severe health complications including chronic pain and organ damage, which can also be life threatening.
The genetic condition is found around the world but mainly among people with West or Central African backgrounds. According to the World Health Organization 1,000 children are born with the disease every day in Africa. And the existing treatments can be rare and expensive.
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[@HOPEfullBoi01]

I never knew it was more common among certain racial or genetic groups. Sickle cell anemia awareness was taught early in school in my non-African (and not "New World") country.

[@forestchild3511]

Hope

[@phallyun5751]

Bravo

[@kivloli8385]

E1b1a haplogroup 🔥

[@korean_crush]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🚀🚀

[@renekuipers4563]

Africa can.t pay this.. .

[@Dating-ms1pc]

The smartphone digital hypnosis with chicken processed foods and 5g spatial energy etc are killing more,we need better technology 😅

[@CaneBTC]

It was by design in case africans got out of hand.

[@emonsahariar9292]

Any anti-GMO here?