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One-off lipid-lowering gene therapy a success in world-first human trial | A new gene therapy lowered two heart disease-related lipids in a human clinical trial


In a world-first trial, scientists used a one-off CRISPR gene edit to switch off a liver “fat brake” gene, slashing stubborn LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in patients whose levels refused to budge on standard treatments.

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