Sickle Cell Affects More in Africa, India, but New Gene Therapies Are Out of Reach

Sickle Cell Affects More in Africa, India, but New Gene Therapies Are Out of Reach

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. Now that new gene therapies promise a cure for their sickle cell disease, Dongre said he’s “praying the treatment should come to us.” But experts say the one-time treatment … Read more