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This rare mutation destroys brain cells, scientists found the cause

Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation that sabotages one of the brain’s key protective enzymes. The discovery not ...
Medical Xpress

Genome editing has corrected rare brain mutations in mice; could also help fight neurological diseases

Scientists have corrected gene mutations in mice causing an ultra-rare disease by editing DNA directly in the brain with a single injection, a feat with profound implications for patients with ...
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What are the rarest human mutations?

What Are The Rarest Human Mutations? Trump’s mental health faces scrutiny after gaffe 'The Abandons' is everything wrong with TV in 2025 ‘Americans are going to feel it’: Bessent forecasts price shift ...
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Engineers develop genetic testing device to detect rare mutations

A microfluidic device barely larger than a U.S. quarter and developed by a Rutgers University-led team can detect rare genetic mutations from a single drop of blood. A team led by Rutgers ...
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Sperm donor with rare genetic mutation fathered 67 children. Ten now have cancer, prompting calls for reform

The sperm of a man carrying a rare genetic mutation linked to cancer was used to conceive scores of children across Europe, prompting calls for greater regulation and a limit on the number of births ...
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Genome editing corrected rare brain mutations in mice. Could it help fight neurological diseases?

Scientists have corrected gene mutations in mice causing an ultra-rare disease by editing DNA directly in the brain with a single injection, a feat with profound implications for patients with ...