Researchers used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system to correct the sickle cell mutation in patient blood stem cells. When those cells were given to mice, they engrafted for up to four months.

Rising sickle cell disease in children demands urgent awareness. Early diagnosis, modern therapies, and vigilant care can ...

Sickle cell anemia occurs when a person inherits a gene from both biological parents that has a mutation that causes sickle-shaped red blood cells to form. Healthcare professionals call this gene ...

Using CRISPR/Cas9 to repair the sickle cell mutation in stem cells shows clinical promise. Corrected human cells produce sound hemoglobin and persist when engrafted in a mouse model.

A Mutation Story: A gene known as HbS was the center of a medical and evolutionary detective story that began in the middle 1940s in Africa. Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell ...

The sickle cell mutation can offer protection against malaria. Malaria is much more common in Africa. Having sickle cell trait usually does not result in illness, ...

While both sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease involve mutations in the haemoglobin gene, they are fundamentally different in terms of symptoms, severity, and impact on daily life.

“Gene therapy holds immense potential to cure genetic conditions such as sickle cell disease, and understanding how the process influences blood stem cell growth in the long run is crucial for ...

Those carriers have about 300,000 children each year with sickle cell anemia. How humans got the sickle cell mutation is a sprawling saga that emerges from new research carried out at the Center ...