A baby in the US is among the first people with a rare genetic disorder to be treated with CRISPR, a customised gene-editing ...

A 5-year-old boy from Center City has faced rare odds since birth and now this warrior is in a real life race to rewrite his story.

The Jensen family is hosting a fundraiser on June 5 to raise money for the KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation, which helps research a ...

KJ Muldoon came into the world with a genetic time bomb ticking inside him.

The treated child, named KJ, was born with a metabolic disorder known to kill up to 50 ... meaning that cases often don’t share the same genetic cause. Certain treatments, including a strict ...

For the first time, doctors have treated a baby born with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder with a gene-editing therapy scientists tailored to specifically repair his unique mutation.

When a 3-year-old New York boy was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, hope came in an unlikely form: a golden retriever named Yammy. Susan Bresnahan’s son, Patrick, was born in 2020 during ...

Marley is set to make medical history as the first person in the world to receive treatment for NARS1, a rare genetic disorder. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) Imagine facing a condition so ...

Luca, who was born on Nov. 9, the day after his mum’s baby shower, entered the world with CHARGE syndrome, a genetic condition that affects the heart, nerves, genitalia, eyes and ears.

But his daughter, who was diagnosed with an ultra-rare genetic disorder in 2019, has lost the ability to speak. “She screams and giggles and cries and makes noises and sounds, but she doesn't ...

For the first time, doctors have created a customized treatment using the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR to treat a baby with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder.