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STAT+: Gene therapy can transform life for people with hemophilia. But some patients don’t want it.

STAT News

Wiseman, 51, who lives near Sacramento, was diagnosed as an infant with hemophilia, the rare genetic disease that prevents blood from clotting. He tested positive for HIV and hepatitis C when he was 11 after catching the viruses from contaminated blood-clotting products.

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Top 10 Biotech Trends for 2025

XTalks

RNA-based therapies hold the potential to offer new treatment options for diseases with limited or inadequate therapeutic alternatives. Gene Editing CRISPR-Cas9 and related gene-editing technologies continue to advance, and today they are widely used to study and develop therapeutic approaches for a broad range of human diseases.