How can we use genomic technologies to tackle blood diseases?

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In this episode, we explain the role of genetic variants in blood disorders and how genomics approaches, such as gene editing can help cure these diseases.

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Genetic variation can cause hundreds of different blood disorders like sickle cell anemia, as well as impact your blood composition, potentially increasing your risk for many more.

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And new technologies such as base and prime editing may open doors for more potential research and therapies; the future looks bright and exciting!

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Full transcripts and references are available at: https://www.varianteffect.org/podcast

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We want to thank Dr. Sankaran and Dr. Doench for their participation.

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This podcast is a series by the outreach group sponsored by the Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance. Made with love and care by Alex, Katie, Jerome, Ziyi, Kortni, Adrine and Moez. Music by Alan Diaz from @⁠⁠_fotorecords_⁠⁠

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Our second season advances our conversations in functional genomics and clinical genetics to untangle the science behind the future of human health, disease and MAVEs.

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This podcast focuses on a realistic portrayal of the basic and translational research behind rare diseases with the hope that it will lead to better patient care, but this podcast is not meant to be medical advice.

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