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US FDA approves 2 sickle cell gene therapies in medical breakthrough

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In an exciting medical breakthrough, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two sickle cell treatments, including the first to use gene-editing tool CRISPR.

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world — mostly people of colour — live with this painful condition that shortens a person's lifespan.

Farah Nasser explains how the new therapy works, and what else it could be used for.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10157599/crispr-gene-therapy-sickle-cell-disease/

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