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First-in-world BC patient successfully treated for rare immune disease
A new paper published in New England Journal of Medicine details how an 18-year-old patient being treated at BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) for a rare disease called chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) became the first person ever to receive and be cured by a gene modification treatment known as “Prime Editing.”
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Prescribing ice cream and countering misinformation: Q&A with Dr. Alastair McAlpine
Born and raised in Johannesburg, Dr. Alastair McAlpine, a researcher with the Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), is passionate about pediatric palliative care and infectious diseases. He received his medical training in South Africa, but limited vacancies to pursue a specialization in his desired field brought him to Vancouver. After meeting a…
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Improving care for kids with the most common childhood cancers: Q&A with new investigator Dr. Sarah Alexander
February 15 was International Childhood Cancer Day and to mark the occasion we spoke with Dr. Sarah Alexander, a new BCCHR investigator and pediatric oncologist at BC Children’s Hospital who specializes in some of the most common childhood cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
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