Prime Medicine completes first in-body DNA edit in Wilson’s disease trial

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ITHome reports that U.S. biotech firm Prime Medicine announced in early October it had used its Prime Editing platform to directly rewrite DNA inside a Wilson’s disease patient—the first such in-body edit—during a global trial; the first participant was treated this month, with initial safety and efficacy results expected in 2027. [1]

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  1. 全球首例,美国一公司完成在人体内直接编辑 DNA 试验

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