Alyssa Tapley, who had exhausted all standard leukemia treatments and was given only weeks to live, underwent an experimental CRISPR base editing procedure. This novel gene-editing technique successfully saved her life, marking the first known case of CRISPR base editing directly preventing death in a human.
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CRISPR Base Editing Saves 13-Year-Old Leukemia Patient
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“Alyssa Tapley, a 13-year-old leukemia patient, was saved by an experimental CRISPR base editing treatment after standard therapies failed and she was given weeks to live.”
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