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14.4. CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing for sickle cell disease and [beta]-thalassemia

Frangoul Haydar , Altshuler David , Cappellini M. Domenica , Chen Yi-Shan , Domm Jennifer , Eustace Brenda K , Foell Juergen , de la Fuente Josu , Grupp Stephan , Handgretinger Rupert , Ho Tony W , Kattamis Antonis , Kernytsky Andrew , Lekstrom-Himes Julie , Li Amanda M , Locatelli Franco , Mapara Markus Y , de Montalembert Mariane , Rondelli Damiano , Sharma Akshay , Sheth Sujit , Soni Sandeep , Steinberg Martin H , Wall Donna , Yen Angela , Corbacioglu Selim

N Engl J Med 2021; 384:252–260 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2031054In the Yearbook, we have been following the CRISPR story since its very beginning. Last year, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool. Here, scientists have published the first successful treatment (as...