A type of gene therapy that precisely "edits" a key bit of DNA might offer a new way to treat sickle cell disease—a painful inherited condition that largely strikes Black children and adults.
Sep 3, 2023
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New research led by Nansi Boghossian, associate professor of epidemiology, has investigated the relationship between sickle cell disease and severe maternal morbidity (i.e., adverse outcomes such as heart failure, blood transfusions, ...
Aug 29, 2023
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A new study of UCLA Health's large genetic biobank is giving researchers new insights into the disease risks faced by the region's diverse communities and their access to health care. The effort, published in Nature Medicine, ...
Jul 18, 2023
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A recently published paper describes the development of the Indiana Sickle Cell Data Collection program and presents the most detailed reporting on the prevalence and geographic distribution of persons living with sickle ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Reducing the burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) requires substantial financial and political commitment to improving dataccollection, diagnosis, treatment and training. Doing so will positively impact the lives of millions ...
Jul 13, 2023
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For prospective parents who are carriers of many inherited diseases, using in vitro fertilization along with genetic testing would significantly lower health care expenditures, according to researchers at Stanford Medicine.
Jul 5, 2023
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Adverse pregnancy outcomes occur frequently in women with sickle cell disease (SCD) across the globe. Black women in the United States experience disproportionately worse maternal health outcomes than all other racial groups, ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Researchers presenting preliminary data from a clinical trial aimed at discovering a cure for sickle cell disease reveal positive results among its first patients.
Jun 9, 2023
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What happens when the blood supply to your bones is somehow damaged?
May 31, 2023
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A new distributional cost-effectiveness analysis of gene therapy versus standard-of-care for sickle cell disease (SCD) found that while gene therapy is cost-ineffective by conventional measures, it can be an equitable therapeutic ...
May 29, 2023
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