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Afimmune joins the SCD C.A.R.E.S. Consortium

Dublin, Ireland, 19 June 2023: Afimmune, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel rare disease therapeutics, today announced it has been invited to join the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America’s (SCDAA) Collaboration of Advocates for Research, Education and Science (C.A.R.E.S.) Consortium. The mission of this initiative is to raise awareness about the importance of clinical trials and why it can help sickle cell patients.....

CMO Speaks: Gene Therapy for SCD (Part 1)

CMO Speaks is a blog featuring the voices of SCDAA’s clinical leadership team. Part 1 of our Gene Therapy series was written by Dr. Lewis Hsu and Dr. Sri Lakshmi Jamalapur. How can you cure an inherited disease like sickle cell disease? One way would be to develop some extremely effective medications that would alleviate all the symptoms. Another would be to transplant stem cells.....

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Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Inc. advocates for people affected by sickle cell conditions and empowers community-based organizations to maximize quality of life and raise public consciousness while advancing the search for a universal cure. The association and more than 50 member organizations support sickle cell research, public and professional health education and patient and community services.

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