‘Like a spelling mistake’: B.C. teen’s DNA ‘corrected’ to cure rare disease

Dr. Stuart Turvey said there have been other treatments for chronic granulomatous disease, involving hematopoietic stem cell ...

B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology

Ty Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using ...

Patient from Kelowna first to be cured of rare immune disease

An 18-year-old from Kelowna is the first person with CGD to receive and be cured by a gene modification treatment known as ...
Canada's National Observer

BC man is cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology

Ty Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using ...

B.C. teen first in world to be cured of rare disease through gene editing treatment

It is really crazy to think about,' says 18-year-old Ty Sperle. 'We're definitely at a turning point in medicine' ...