Re:Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis
by LoganDark on Saturday July 19, 2025 @04:51AM
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is it even possible for gene therapy to just rewrite all the existing DNA in a body? can't you only do that to cells that are dividing or whatever?
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Re:Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis
by tim333 on Saturday July 19, 2025 @08:47AM
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They've managed to treat sickle cell.
>CRISPR/Cas9 can be directed to cut DNA in targeted areas, enabling the ability to accurately edit (remove, add, or replace) DNA where it was cut. The modified blood stem cells are transplanted back into the patient where they engraft (attach and multiply) within the bone marrow...
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-appr...