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  2. FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first ... - AOL

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    The FDA on Friday also approved a second treatment for sickle cell disease, called Lyfgenia, a gene therapy from drugmaker Bluebird Bio. Both treatments work by genetically modifying a patient’s...

  3. Sickle cell disease - Wikipedia

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    When treating avascular necrosis of the bone in people with sickle cell disease, the aim of treatment is to reduce or stop the pain and maintain joint mobility. Current treatment options include resting the joint, physical therapy, pain-relief medicine, joint-replacement surgery, or bone grafting.

  4. FDA approves gene therapy for sickle cell disease: 'One ... - AOL

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    Federal officials Friday approved two gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease, welcome news for thousands with the inherited blood disorder that causes terrible pain crises and...

  5. New sickle cell treatment sparks feelings of hope and some ...

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    The FDA is reviewing a new drug for sickle cell disease that uses CRISPR to edit DNA. Black patients with the disease are excited and hopeful about the treatment.

  6. Hydroxycarbamide - Wikipedia

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    Hydroxycarbamide, also known as hydroxyurea, is a medication used in sickle-cell disease, essential thrombocythemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, polycythemia vera, and cervical cancer. In sickle-cell disease it increases fetal hemoglobin and decreases the number of attacks. It is taken by mouth.

  7. Gene therapy - Wikipedia

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    Diseases such as sickle cell disease that are caused by autosomal recessive disorders for which a person's normal phenotype or cell function may be restored in cells that have the disease by a normal copy of the gene that is mutated, may be a good candidate for gene therapy treatment.

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