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MDA Scientists Destroy Flaws In Cells; Muscular Dystrophy Advance May Apply To O
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A three-country research team deleted excess genetic material in human cells harboring the mutation that causes type 1 myotonic muscular dystrophy (MMD1). Most "gene therapy" strategies have focused on adding, rather than subtracting, genetic material.
The ability to target and destroy specific genetic material may have implications for other diseases, including a second form of myotonic dystrophy, some other muscular dystrophies and some genetic forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease). It may also have relevance to cancer.
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