CRISPR Gene-Editing Drug Shows Promise for Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Treatment

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CRISPR Gene-Editing Drug Shows Promise for Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Treatment
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The FDA has indicated that it could approve Crispr Therapeutics' gene-edited sickle cell treatment, exa-cel, as early as December. The drug works by increasing hemoglobin levels in patients with sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. If approved, exa-cel would be the first drug using CRISPR-based gene editing to hit the market. The companies are also working to file for approval in Europe and the U.K.

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