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F.D.A. Experts Will Vote on Safety of a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease

Por: The New York Times Health October 31, 2023

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The LatestOn Tuesday, Oct. 31, an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration will consider a gene editing treatment for sickle cell disease, a potentially deadly, excruciatingly painful, lifelong condition in which blood cells are deformed.If the panel finds the safety data acceptable and does not think the treatment needs additional study, and the F.D.A.’s commissioner concurs with its assessment, it will be the first medicine to... + full article



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