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Human Gene Therapy for Hemophilia
February 25 , 2025
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- The Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore have successfully executed a first-in-human gene therapy using lentiviral vectors for the disease.
- Haemophilia is a severe bleeding disorder caused by the deficiency of clotting Factor VIII.
- It is leading to spontaneous internal and external bleeding episodes.
- India bears the world’s second-largest burden of haemophilia.
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