Sickle Cell Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is CRISPR-Cas9 the Breakthrough We’ve Been Waiting for?
Christopher Aloy Simeon, Godae Fidelis Beega, Covenant Oluwadamilola Adeshina, Elizabeth Funmi Bassey, Prudence Nkechinyere Nkpurukwe & Ekprikpo Erens Spiff · Asian Journal of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · 2025
Sickle cell disease, which results from a single nucleotide substitution in the beta-globin gene (HBB) is recognized as a significant global health concern. Approximately 7.74 million people worldwide were living with sickle cell disease in 2021. Sub-Saharan Africa carries the hi...
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10.9734/ajbgmb/2025/v17i2443