How we can make gene therapies available to all

Oct 20, 2021

A researcher works in Dr. John Tisdale's lab at the National Institutes of Health after the agency announced a breakthrough in sickle cell anemia research in Bethesda, U.S. March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott

Gene therapies require a tailored infrastructure to make these treatments available. Image: REUTERS/Erin Scott

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Global impact of SCD: total number of people affected by the disease per region. Source: notaloneinsicklecell.com.

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