genetic disease
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Regenxbio’s Navsunli therapy targets Hunter syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes irreversible brain damage and cell death, usually leading to death in a patient’s midteens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Li suffers from an incurable genetic disease that progressively weakens hismuscles, and he relies on an artificial respirator to survive.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Losing a baby to severe genetic disease leads to profound suffering for families.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2024
Their work also focused on databases of populations with and without genetic disease.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
Based on these calculations, fallout from the 500-plus megatons of nuclear testing through 1970 will produce between 2 and 25 cases of genetic disease per million live births in the next generation.
From Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives by U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
