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New center launched for individualized gene-editing therapies for children
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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Innovative Genomics Institute announced that they have set up a new center. The center will develop individualized CRISPR therapies for children with severe genetic diseases. The center is starting with $20 million in funding. The initial goal is to treat eight children. The focus is on immune and metabolic diseases.
What does it mean for patients and families?
Individualized gene editing is currently only done within research. It is possible for only a very small number of children.
Source
The source page was opened and read on October 7, 2026. Summary prepared by the Doktorclub editorial team and translated from Turkish; it has not yet been reviewed by a physician (a scientific board is being set up).
This page is translated from the Turkish original.
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