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| 3 Dec 2025 | |
| Crick news |
Gene therapy aims to treat or cure diseases by targeting the underlying genetic cause. It works by adding, removing or fixing genetic material inside the body’s cells. Genetic eye diseases can affect 1 in 1000 people, but there is currently only one gene therapy available on the NHS. This can only help about 80 patients in the UK, and it has been found to cause significant side effects. Mariya’s lab is developing new, potentially safer, genetic therapies which could help patients across the world with rare diseases
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