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Personalized gene therapy relieves severe epilepsy in two boys
NatureFriday, July 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Nature, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02267-0 Switching off one copy of a gene also enabled one of the children to walk independently for the first time.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02267-0 Switching off one copy of a gene also enabled one of the children to walk independently for the first time.
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Nature, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02267-0 Switching off one copy of a gene also enabled one of the children to walk independently for the first time.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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Nature published: Personalized gene therapy relieves severe epilepsy in two boys
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