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Sperm donor's genetic mutation linked to cancer in 10 conceived children
A rare genetic mutation in a European sperm donor has reportedly caused cancer in 10 children, highlighting the need for ...
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This Baby’s One-in-a-Million Genetic Disorder Had No Cure. So Scientists Designed One Just for Him
KJ Muldoon came into the world with a genetic time bomb ticking inside him. Doctors at the Children’s Hospital of ...
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How genetic disease imprisons your backbone
Ankylosing spondylitis causes chronic back pain and joint fusion, affecting millions. Learn the early warning signs and what ...
Baby with rare genetic disorder treated in world-first with personalised gene-editing therapy
The child will need to be monitored throughout his life, but researchers said the treatment’s success indicates that other ...
Medical Xpress on MSN7d
How much of your disease risk is genetic? It's complicated.
Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases develop.
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Hurdles Remain Despite Progress in Gene Therapy for DMD
Advancements in gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have improved the outlook for some patients, but further ...
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Breakthrough Gene Therapy Saves Infant with Rare Metabolic Disease
A personalized gene editing therapy was successfully used to treat an infant with CPS1 deficiency, a disease that causes ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN12d
In a Remarkable First, a Baby With a Rare Disease Receives Personalized Gene Therapy
Researchers say the CRISPR-based technique used could eventually be employed to treat more people with rare genetic diseases ...
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Infant With Incurable Disease is First to Successfully Receive Personalized Gene Therapy Treatment
In medical breakthrough, a baby diagnosed with rare genetic disorder is thriving after customized CRISPR gene editing therapy ...