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Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive blood disorder that can lead to anaemia. It is caused by a mutation in the haemoglobin gene, which leads to deformation of red blood cells.

Vertex Pharma's £1.65 million ($2.05 million) gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy, has been given the green light for use by the NHS in England under a managed access ...