Gene-editing treatment for sickle cell awaits FDA approval : Shots - Health News

Gene-editing treatment for sickle cell awaits FDA approval : Shots - Health News

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The Food and Drug Administration may soon approve a therapy that uses the gene-editing technique called CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease. It would mark the first time gene editing moves from the lab into clinical use. A committee of advisers to the FDA meets Tuesday to review the scientific…

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