Genetic brain disorder fixed in mice using precision epigenome editing

ScienceDaily
Dec 10, 2019, 2:04 pm203 pts
Using a targeted gene epigenome editing approach in the developing mouse brain, researchers reversed one gene mutation that leads to the genetic disorder WAGR syndrome, which causes intellectual disability and obesity in people. This specific editing was unique in that it changed the epigenome -- how the genes…

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