Researchers from the Casey Eye Institute at the Oregon Health & Science University are reporting the successful use of CRISPR gene-editing to restore vision for patients with a rare eye disease. Leber congenital amaurosis, or LCA, is an uncommon genetic form of vision … [Read more...] about CRISPR gene-editing restores vision in patients with rare eye disease
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First CRISPR gene editing patients continue to show positive progress
Back in June, we shared the success story of Victoria Gray, the first person in the US with a genetic disorder to get treated with the revolutionary gene-editing technique called CRISPR. Now, a year and a half since her groundbreaking treatment, Gray continues to thrive and even … [Read more...] about First CRISPR gene editing patients continue to show positive progress
Scientists are using gene-editing to make stem cell transplants safer
A common problem that can occur during stem cell transplant procedures is that the recipient’s immune system may attack and thus reject the new cells by recognizing them as ‘foreign’. A solution may be on the horizon as scientists at the University of California San Francisco … [Read more...] about Scientists are using gene-editing to make stem cell transplants safer