New CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau) With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign inactivated one of the genes responsible for an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- a debilitating and fatal neurological disease for which there is no cure. The novel treatment slowed disease progression, improved muscle function and extended lifespan in mice with an aggressive form of ALS.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news