Gene Editing Reverses Baby’s Genetic Mutation

Doctors have used gene editing to fix a baby’s rare and life-threatening genetic condition for the first time.  Doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania treated the child, who was born with a liver mutation that increased his risk of brain damage and death.  With gene editing, they were able to at least partially reverse his condition and hopefully give him a new lease on life.  The case was described Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.