In 2022, some therapies to correct serious genetic disorders have been approved by medical regulators, and others have produced impressive clinical trial results
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December 23, 2022
Gene replacement therapy involves replacing DNA that isn’t working properly Shutterstock/SWKStock
This year is full of gene replacement therapy Alleviating serious genetic diseases in children shows they are finally making good on their promise after a rocky decades.
“We’re curing kids from deadly diseases. Fantastic,” donald cohen told at UCLA new scientist A rare, life-threatening immune disorder called leukocyte adhesion deficiency was successfully reversed in nine children in May using gene replacement therapy.
Gene replacement therapy is used to correct the…