A systematic literature review found no evidence to support that physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) or heat injury can cause sudden death for individuals with sickle cell ...

Abnormal cells can clog blood vessels, leading to severe pain episodes and restricting oxygen delivery to vital organs ...

Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a genetic blood disorder ... This leads to anaemia SCA is caused by the mutation of HBB gene. The HBB gene is responsible for the production of beta-globin, an ...

Base editing utilizes enzymes to modify single amino acids at the most foundational unit of DNA, called a base.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Emory Moore, a 12-year-old treated at Brenner Children’s Hospital for sickle cell disease, received a ...

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Sickle cell is a disease that causes red blood cells ... It is caused by a mutation in the hemoglobin gene (HBB). CRISPR-Cas9 acts as molecular scissors that can precisely snip out parts of ...