{
  "id": 17062704,
  "title": "Halting muscular dystrophy with a 'backup' protein",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/halting-muscular-dystrophy-with-a-backup-protein",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-halting-muscular-dystrophy-backup-protein.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new use of CRISPR gene editing has halted and even reversed the progression of a model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to work led by scientists at the Perelman School of Medicine. The technique boosted a protein, utrophin, as a stand-in to take on the job of a different protein, dystrophin, which helps maintain healthy muscles and is in short supply in those with muscular dystrophy.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}