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First-Ever Custom CRISPR Therapy Saves Infant With Deadly Genetic Disorder
A pivotal medical milestone has been reached. For the first time ever, researchers have used a personalized CRISPR-based gene ...
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CRISPR Fulfills Its Promise with First-Ever Personalized Gene-Editing Therapy
When CRISPR was first introduced as a gene-editing tool in 2012, the world was in awe of all the possibilities it held - ...
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Experimental gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions
Though it may be a while before similar personalized treatments are available for others, doctors hope the technology can ...
CHOP and Penn treated an infant with a rare disease by editing his genes
A Delaware County infant with a rare metabolic disease, CPS1 deficiency, was treated at CHOP with a custom CRISPR therapy.
The remarkable timeline of a custom gene-editing therapy to save a newborn
News broke yesterday that researchers in Philadelphia appear to have successfully treated a 6-month-old baby boy, called KJ, ...
1-year-old infant 'saved' by personalized CRISPR therapy; What is 'gene-editing treatment'?
In a groundbreaking achievement, doctors have successfully treated a baby boy with a life-threatening genetic disorder using ...
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Doctors save Philadelphia baby's life with first-ever gene fix for deadly rare disease
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An infant, who was born with a deadly disease, is now thriving, thanks to a medical first performed at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. KJ Muldoon, of Clifton Heights, ...