The first patient to receive a new gene therapy at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is now living pain-free for the ...

Known as Zynteglo in Europe where it is approved to treat the rare blood disorder beta-thalassemia, the gene therapy has been given the all-clear by bluebird’s scientists after reviewing the ...

laying the groundwork for the development of gene therapy for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. This new Perturb-multiome approach enables researchers to systematically reveal how ...

Thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia are common genetic disorders in India. Early testing, prenatal screening, and improved ...

While gene therapy has emerged as a promising alternative for treating beta-thalassemia, hematopoietic stem cell ...

LAHORE: The Punjab government has made genetic testing, including for thalassemia and other diseases, mandatory for students ...

Beta Thalassemia occurs due to a mutation in the beta globin gene, which is essential for production of normal haemoglobin, the protein inside our red blood cells which carries oxygen from the ...

Under this law, it was mandatory for couples to undergo thalassemia testing before marriage, while genetic counselling and diagnostic facilities for the disease were also to be introduced.