Repair Drive: Precision Gene Therapy for Liver Disorders
February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 12 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news:
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Repair Drive: Precision gene therapy for liver disorders
Gene editing is already being used to treat a handful of rare genetic diseases; however, most therapies involve breaking or inactivating genes. Precisely fixing disease-causing mutations is far more difficult. This is especially true in the liver, an important organ that could be targeted to treat about 700 gene . . .
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Repair Drive: Precision gene therapy for liver disorders
Gene editing is already being used to treat a handful of rare genetic diseases; however, most therapies involve breaking or inactivating genes. Precisely fixing disease-causing mutations is far more difficult. This is especially true in the liver, an important organ that could be targeted to treat about 700 gene . . .