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  "id": 8980699,
  "title": "Base editing corrects mutation and slows motor neuron disease in mouse model",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/base-editing-corrects-mutation-and-slows-motor-neuron-disease-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-21T18:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-base-mutation-motor-neuron-disease.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a study published in Molecular Therapy Advances a team of researchers led by Professor Haruhisa Inoue (Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University) and Professor Yuishin Izumi (Tokushima University) demonstrate that adenine base editing can correct a disease-causing genetic mutation and alleviate neurodegeneration in hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with proximal…",
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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."
}