The Late Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong Portrait Unveiling
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The life and legacy of the late Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong was celebrated by family, friends and colleagues at his portrait unveiling ceremony on CHOP’s campus on June 20.
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The life and legacy of the late Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong was celebrated by family, friends and colleagues at his portrait unveiling ceremony on CHOP’s campus on June 20.
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Earlier this month, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) hosted the Cure Sickle Cell Walk & Family Fun Day presented by West Pharmaceutical Services at Citizens Bank Park raising more than $256,000 (and counting!) to support sickle cell warriors.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel) and LYFGENIA™ (lovotibeglogene autotemcel), the first two gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease in patients 12 years and older with recurrent vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs).
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CHOP and Penn researchers have developed a proof-of-concept model for delivering gene editing tools to treat blood disorders directly within the body.
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Case: Langston is a 12-year-old with sickle cell disease whom you have followed in your practice since infancy.
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CHOP researchers have discovered a new part of the regulatory cascade responsible for silencing fetal hemoglobin in adult cells.
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A group of researchers that includes CHOP presented new data on CRISPR-edited gene therapy for blood disorders at an international meeting.
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CHOP researchers have identified two transcription factors that are involved in silencing fetal hemoglobin in adult red blood cells.
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A collaborative team of researchers, including Dr. Stephan Grupp, recently presented preliminary data showing that a CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy for inherited blood disorders is safe and effective.
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Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, MD was named a 2021 Honorific Award Recipient by the American Society of Hematology.