Gene Therapy – Medicine’s Future
by Kimberly Allen, RN The idea of gene therapy was first conceived in 1972. However, it...
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about Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (also called sickle cell anemia) is a blood disorder that is inherited. It is a condition that affects mostly people of African descent, however, it also develops in other ethnic groups…
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Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle cell anemia also referred to as sickle cell disease, is an inherited blood disorder known as an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder. This means that in order to develop sickle cell anemia you have to inherit two abnormal genes, one from each parent. Sickle cell anemis is the most common of the inherited blood disorders…
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T-cells can fight leukemia
A new study has revealed that a new type of therapy can help modify patients T-cells into powerful tumor eliminating agents that can help leukemia sufferers stay cancer free for a year…
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