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genetic mutation affecting neurodevelopment
Coverage of genetic mutation affecting neurodevelopment in the Nexus archive.
- Chinese scientist faces probe after girl, 6, dies ‘following experimental gene therapy’
A Chinese scientist is under investigation by his university after a six-year-old girl, Mei, died following experimental gene-editing therapy. The treatment, designed to correct a genetic mutation affecting her neurodevelopment, was administered in March last year, and her parents reported she had suffered adverse effects post-treatment.