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The FDA approved the first treatment for a human illness

Victoria Gray, a sickle cell patient who was the first person to receive CRISPR gene-editing treatment in the US, said she is “excited about the promise that this technology has for those living with sickle cell disease.” “Many of the countries where most sickle cell patients live don’t have enough sophisticated medical centres to provide the complicated treatment,” she added.

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