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Trials take a long time but some early results are pretty amazing. For example for the Thalassemia & Sickle Cell trial we actually have patients that have been
by light_hue_1 6y ago
Trials take a long time but some early results are pretty amazing. For example for the Thalassemia & Sickle Cell trial we actually have patients that have been treated with great results https://crisprtx.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/crispr-therapeutics-and-vertex-announce-new-clinical-data https://crisprtx.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-deta...
Physicians running the trial claim that these diseases are basically cured in some patients: “I am encouraged by the preliminary results, which demonstrate, in essence, a functional cure for patients with beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease.”
This is just the beginning. The article is clickbait, or worse, totally misinformed.
- throwaway2245 6y ago> This is just the beginning. A vaccines to eradicate smallpox was discovered in 1796. Since then 1 (one) eradicating vaccine has been produced. I'd assume, in agreement with the headline, that the value of CRISPR has already been identified. That's how biological breakthroughs historically are.