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First participant in test of custom gene editing therapy dies

Por: The Boston Globe Business November 05, 2022

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A man with muscular dystrophy who was first in line to receive an experimental gene editing therapy tailor-made to treat the cause of his rare form of the disease has died.The creation of for Terry Horgan, 27, was helmed by the Boston- and Connecticut-based nonprofit Cure Rare Disease — founded and led by Terry’s older brother, Richard Horgan. Terry was slated to finally receive the therapy at UMass Chan Medical School this fall.Related: Few... + full article



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