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Exa-Cel CRISPR Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Deemed Safe by FDA Advisory Panel

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CRISPR works as genetic scissors to edit parts of the genome. The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system was first discovered to be endogenous in bacteria. The companies used data from the 1,000 Genomes Project but from that, only 61 datasets made the cut to encompass the ideal patient population. “I