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Gene editing tool reduces Huntington's toxic protein fragments and symptoms in mice
A gene-editing tool designed to precisely rewrite the gene that causes Huntington's disease reduced toxic protein fragments and symptoms associated with the disease in mice, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.
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Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have made a breakthrough in the treatment of Huntington's disease using a gene-editing tool. This tool, designed to rewrite the gene responsible for the disease, has shown promise in reducing toxic protein fragments and associated symptoms in mice.
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