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Cholesterol-Lowering Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise in First Human Trial

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New research seems to show the potential of a CRISPR-based gene therapy meant to neuter certain forms of cardiovascular disease. In the world’s first human trial of the therapy, people given the highest doses experienced significant and long-lasting reductions in their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The…

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Source: gizmodo.com