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New gene therapies promise a cure for sickle cell disease but experts say they are out of reach in places that need them the most. Vast inequities cut much of the world off from gene therapy in general, a whole new class of treatments that aims to eradicate inherited diseases by changing DNA. Such therapies are among the most expensive in the world. They can also be extremely complex to give patients, requiring specialized equipment and long hospital stays. Many parts of the developing world sim...

The disease begins its assault on the body at birth, affecting haemoglobin

New gene therapies promise a cure for sickle cell disease but experts say they are out of reach in places that need them the most. Vast inequities cut much of

The one-time treatment is out of reach in India and Africa — places where the disease is most common. Vast inequities cut much of the world off from gene therapy in general

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New gene therapies promise a cure for sickle cell disease but experts say they are out of reach in places that need them the most. Vast inequities cut much of the world off from gene therapy in …

Gautam Dongre’s two children in India and Pascazia Mazeze’s son in Tanzania live with an inherited blood disorder that turns blood cells into instruments of pain. New gene therapies promise a cure for sickle cell disease, and Dongre says he’s “praying the treatment should come to us.” Vast inequities cut much of the world off from gene therapy in general.

Promising new gene therapies for sickle cell are out of reach in countries where they're needed most