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An X Chromosome Switch Offers Hope for Girls with Rett Syndrome
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An X chromosome switch offers hope for girls with Rett syndrome
Researchers led by UC Davis Health scientist Sanchita Bhatnagar have developed a promising gene therapy that could treat Rett syndrome. The therapy works on reactivating healthy but silent genes responsible for this rare disorder and possibly other X-linked conditions, such as fragile X syndrome.
A gold medal of the CNRS 2024, this British geneticist is known worldwide for her work on the inactivation of chromosome X, a process without which female embryos could not develop. Her discipline, the epigenetics, obliges us to reflect on the quality of our environment and the protection of our ecosystems.
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