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As the COVID‐19 pandemic continues to claim lives across the globe, insufficient data exists regarding the optimal treatment. It is well known that patients 55 years of age or older and patients with certain chronic diseases are at higher risk of severe illness, including acute respiratory distress syndrome and death. A potentially fatal pulmonary complication of sickle cell disease, acute chest syndrome, can be precipitated by acute infections, including respiratory viruses. We report the case of a patient with sickle cell disease (HbSC) who developed COVID‐19 pneumonia and acute chest syndrome who was treated with emergent red blood cell exchange in order to avoid endotracheal intubation.

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Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare primary central nervous system tumor which frequently harbors mutations in BRAF. Anaplastic PXA follow a more aggressive course than their nonanaplastic counterparts. We present the case of an anaplastic PXA initially treated with the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib. After progression of disease the MEK inhibitor trametinib was added to the regimen leading to radiographic improvement. The rationale for combined BRAF and MEK inhibition in PXA is reviewed.

Precision gene editing occurs at a low percentage in mammalian cells using Cas9. Colocalization of donor with Cas9MAV and PEI delivery raises HDR occurrence..