#BetaThalassaemia

joe•iuculano :mastodon:iuculano@masto.ai
2024-08-08

Via the #BBC

The first therapy that uses #GeneEditing is to be offered on the #NHS in a “revolutionary breakthrough” for patients.
It will be used as a potential #cure for the #BloodDisorder #BetaThalassaemia.
#StemCells which make blood will be extracted, reprogrammed to correct the condition and returned to the patient's body.
It could spare them needing a blood transfusion, every three to five weeks, for life.

#Science #Medicine #Health #Healthcare

bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzldll

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