Cholesterol-Lowering Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise
New research seems to show the potential of a CRISPR-based gene therapy meant to neuter certain forms of cardiovascular disease. In the world’s first human trial of the therapy, people given the highest doses experienced significant and long-lasting reductions in their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The treatment could be used to help people genetically predisposed … Read more