Editas Medicine Announces In Vivo Proof-of-Concept Data for EDIT-301, in Development for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Beta-Thalassemia - Seite 2

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As a leading genome editing company, Editas Medicine is focused on translating the power and potential of the CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cpf1 (formerly known as Cas12a) genome editing systems into a robust pipeline of treatments for people living with serious diseases around the world. Editas Medicine aims to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize transformative, durable, precision genomic medicines for a broad class of diseases. For the latest information and scientific presentations, please visit www.editasmedicine.com. 

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