Crispr gene editing shown to permanently lower high cholesterol
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Folks with hereditary high cholesterol would be able avoid lifelong medication.
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Looks like meat is back on the menu, boys!

Seriously, though, this is really cool. But maybe some biologist can fill me in, what are the side-effects of this? Would it also reduce the useful stores of cholesterol? Or are we just fixing a mutation that causes heart problems?

The first patient was treated just six months ago, and researchers are still following all of the participants.

Probably won’t find out what the side effects are for awhile yet.

Ldl isn’t really good in any quantity in the blood.

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