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A Gene-Editing Breakthrough Saves Infant With Rare Disease

The Wall Street Journal · last updated

An infant in Philadelphia has been successfully treated with a customized Crispr gene-editing therapy for a rare and deadly disease, doctors reported Thursday—a breakthrough in the futuristic technology.

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