Precise Gene Editing Technique for Heart Disease
Faulty versions of the LMNA gene can cause various health issues, including heart muscle disease and muscle weakness.
Treatments exist, such as physical therapy and medication, but there are no cures.
A team of scientists, led by Eric Olson, developed a gene editing technique to correct genetic mutations.
- Researchers used a method called base editing.
- Base editing changes a single base in a patient's genome, like a "pencil" and "eraser".
Base editing has been used previously to correct other genetic heart diseases.
Author's summary: Gene editing technique corrects heart disease mutations.