CRISPR-based gene-editing tools are being developed to correct specific defective sections of the genome to cure inherited genetic diseases, with some applications already in clinical trials. However, ...
The CRISPR molecular scissors have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of genetic diseases. This is because they can be used to correct specific defective sections of the genome.
The executive director of the nonprofit patient advocacy group the Sickle Cell Consortium was diagnosed with sickle cell disease ... that uses genetic modification called CRISPR.
The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for the immune disease chronic granulomatous disease. However, researchers at the University of Zurich have now shown that ...
Around the beginning of the year, two new breakthrough gene editing medications — including the first FDA-approved CRISPR-based drug ... considered a functional cure in the field.