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CRISPR knocks out ALS gene mutation in mice – Futurity: Research News

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2017-12-28 NEWS

Futurity: Research News

CRISPR knocks out ALS gene mutation in mice
Futurity: Research News
For the first time, scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to disable a defective gene that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in mice. The therapy delayed the onset of the muscle wasting that characterizes the