Article 61XWB Genetic heart conditions could be cured for first time in ‘defining moment’

Genetic heart conditions could be cured for first time in ‘defining moment’

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Andrew Gregory Health editor
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Team of experts from UK, US and Singapore to design jab to save thousands of lives by rewriting DNA

Scientists are to develop the world's first cure for genetic heart conditions by rewriting DNA in a move hailed as a defining moment" for cardiovascular medicine.

A global team of experts from the UK, US and Singapore are joining forces to design a jab in the arm for patients to save thousands of lives after being awarded a 30m grant from the British Heart Foundation.

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