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  "id": 6779815,
  "title": "Gene editing advance shows promise as long-lasting treatment for rare liver disease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/gene-editing-advance-shows-promise-as-long-lasting-treatment-for-rare",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-11T16:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-gene-advance-treatment-rare-liver.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers have taken an important step toward solving one of the biggest challenges in gene therapy for children with metabolic liver disorders: growth itself. As a child's liver grows, some gene therapies that once worked can gradually lose their effect because the treated cells are eventually outnumbered by new, untreated ones.",
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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."
}