2. Sickle Cell Hot Topic: Gene Editing

Jenica Leah and Maya Bloomberg discuss the latest in Gene Editing including what therapies are already on the market and those soon to be approved. They delve deeper into the mechanisms of the current gene-editing therapies, how they work, the positive results and also some of the risks involved. The discussion also sign-posts where people can go to see what new treatments are available for people living with sickle cell and/or thalassemia, and questions if gene-editing is the step in the right direction for a cure.