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A New Sickle Cell Disease Treatment


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Last Friday the FDA approved the world’s first medicine based on CRISPR gene-editing technology, a groundbreaking treatment for sickle cell disease that delivers a potential cure for people born with the chronic and life-shortening blood disorder.

Dr. Dora Clayton- Jones is an Associate Professor, at Marquette University College of Nursing, a Board Member of the, International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and Professional Associates, and a U C Davis Fellow, Betty Irene Moore Fellowships for Nurse Leaders and Innovators  One of her areas of expertise is focusing on transitions of care for adolescents living with sickle cell disease. She is committed to eliminating sickle cell disparities among youth.

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