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Gene therapy’s new hope: A neuron-targeting virus is saving infant lives – Science Magazine

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2017-11-01 NEWS

Science Magazine

Gene therapy’s new hope: A neuron-targeting virus is saving infant lives
Science Magazine
The results of the trial Evelyn participated in have blown away gene therapy researchers, too, marking one of the once-troubled field’s most dramatic successes yet. All 15 babies treated for SMA1, expected to die by age 2, are alive at 20 months or

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2017-11-01 NEWS

Science Magazine

Gene therapy’s new hope: A neuron-targeting virus is saving infant lives
Science Magazine
The results of the trial Evelyn participated in have blown away gene therapy researchers, too, marking one of the once-troubled field’s most dramatic successes yet. All 15 babies treated for SMA1, expected to die by age 2, are alive at 20 months or

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2017-11-01 NEWS

Baby gene therapy study offers hope for fatal muscle disease
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WASHINGTON — A first attempt at gene therapy for a disease that leaves babies unable to move, swallow and, eventually, breathe has extended the tots’ lives, and some began to roll over, sit and stand on their own, researchers reported Wednesday. Only