Researchers create new viral vector for improved gene therapy in sickle cell disease

ScienceDaily
Oct 2, 2019, 10:28 am20 pts
Researchers have developed a new and improved viral vector -- a virus-based vehicle that delivers therapeutic genes -- for use in gene therapy for sickle cell disease. In advanced lab tests using animal models, the new vector was up to 10 times more efficient at incorporating corrective genes into bone marrow…

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