The initial CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease was administered to Victoria Gray in July 2019. Victoria, a resident of Forest, Mississippi, was born with sickle cell and has…
According to an NBC AP news item, early results show that CRISPR, a “tool” that alters DNA permanently in blood cells, has the potential to not only stop the progression…
According to an NBC AP news item, early results show that CRISPR, a “tool” that alters DNA permanently in blood cells, has the potential to not only stop the progression…
Recently, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Imara Inc. ("Imara") announced that the first patient was dosed in the Phase 2b Forte clinical trial. The trial is evaluating IMR-687, a PDE9-inhibitor, for…
According to a story from Vice World News, the Solanki family, who are residents of Ahmedabad, the largest city in India's western state of Gujarat, recently took action to save…
For years, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Fulcrum Therapeutics ("Fulcrum") has worked to develop therapies for patients with rare genetic disorders and diseases. Somewhat recently, their focus was on treating beta thalassemia…
Recently, Canada made strides towards better, more accessible treatments for patients with beta thalassemia when they approved REBLOZYL (luspatercept). Biopharmaceutical companies Bristol Myers Squibb Canada ("BMS Canada") and Acceleron Pharma…
CRISPR Therapeutics, in combination with Vertex Pharmaceuticals, has recently announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted the Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation for their sickle cell disease (SCD) treatment,…
Happy Friday! Sept. 24 is FH Awareness Day. Familial hypercholesterolemia is a gentic disorder characterized by the inability of the body to remove LDL -- sometimes called "bad cholesterol" --…
Josephine Bila was born with transfusion dependent beta thalassemia, a rare blood disorder. Recently, Josephine uploaded a video to Youtube in which she talks about her life as a patient,…
According to a story from interestingengineering.com, the capabilities of CRIPSR gene editing technology have been creating a buzz in the medical field for years now, with many seeing the technology…
According to a story from Hematology Advisor, the drug luspatercept (marketed as Reblozyl) recently demonstrated its ability to reduce transfusion burden in patients with beta thalassemia that depend on regular…
Rare disease advocates in India are pushing for the Health Ministry to create a new fund for rare diseases. Additionally, they're pushing for medicines and medical equipment used for these…
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Gene therapy is the treatment of disease by way of the transfer of genetic material into cells. According to a recent article in Labiotech, an EU publication, gene therapy…
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An article published earlier this year by Fierce Biotech outlines an approach that was developed by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Using CRISPR-Cas9’s gene-editing method the researchers were…
CRISPR/Cas9 technology reached another milestone with encouraging results in two recent trials of CTX001. An article in Pharmaceutical Technology carried an announcement by CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals about…
New knowledge of the genes that affect sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia has allowed for advances in treatments for these diseases. Advances in technology have also helped with…
A press release from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the approval of a new treatment for anemia in adult patients with the rare blood disorder beta…
Blood Donations For many people living with a rare disease such as Beta thalassemia, Hemophilia, Aplastic Anemia, Myelodysplastic syndromes, Acute Promyelocytic leukemia, and others, blood transfusions are not uncommon. For…
According to a publication from Fierce Biotech, Biotech company Sangamo recently updated investors on three trials it has underway testing experimental forms of gene and cell therapies. The trials are…
According to a story from Australasian Science Magazine, the dawn of the gene therapy "revolution" is upon us. While there are only a handful of gene therapies that have actually…
Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia (TDT) Transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) is a rare disease that is caused by a mutated β-globin gene. This mutation causes the amount of hemoglobin in the body to be…
Hereditary Hemochromatosis Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a rare disease caused by hepcidin deficiency or hepcidin insensitivity. Hepcidin naturally regulates iron absorption/distribution in the body. Without hepcidin, HH patients suffer from…
According to a publication from BNN Bloomberg, regulatory authorities in the European Commission recently granted conditional marketing authorization (CMA) to Zynteglo. Zynteglo is a gene therapy designed to treat beta…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the gene therapy company bluebird bio, Inc. recently announced that its gene therapy ZYNTEGLO™ has earned conditional marketing authorization in the European Union from…
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