Cure for sickle cell anemia
The director of the National Institutes of Health says the results of an NIH clinical trial on a gene therapy for sickle cell anemia "looks like a cure" for the painful and often deadly genetic disease that affects 100,000 Americans, with nearly all being African Americans. 60 Minutes follows the trial for more than a year, focusing on a Florida woman who now appears to be rid of sickle cell anemia. Dr. Jon LaPook's report will be broadcast on 60 Minutes, Sunday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the NIH, says it will take years to make the treatment available to everyone, but based on the results in the clinical trial, says, "I believe that this looks like a cure. I got to be careful. But from every angle that I know how to size this up, this looks like a cure," he tells LaPook.
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