The vast, vast majority of patients live in an area where they have no access to this kind of therapy, said Dr. Benjamin Watkins, who treats sickle cell in New Orleans and is also involved in pediatric work internationally. We as medical professionals, and as a society, have to think about that.
Some scientists worry that new cures won't reach their potential, future treatments may never be invented and the prospect of wiping out diseases like sickle cell will remain a distant dream.
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