FDA approves first test of CRISPR for genetic defect causing sickle cell disease
“We are motivated to work toward a cure that can be accessible and affordable to patients worldwide,”Sickle Cell is prevalent in some populations because the gene mutation is protective against malaria. (Probably only beneficial if you have one copy, not two.)I hope they will keep this in mind and work to eradicate malaria hand-in-hand with trying to eradicate the genes that are protective against it when they look to take it global.