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In vivo adenine base editing ameliorates Dravet syndrome phenotypes in a mouse model.
Science translational medicine - 13 May 2026
Nelson Andrew T, Hill Sophie F, Simon Matthew, Clatot Jérôme, Sakai Holt A, Xie Jun, Sousa Alexander A, An Meirui, Gao Guangping, Lutz Cathleen M, Goldberg Ethan M, Liu David R
Abstract excerpt
Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by drug-resistant epilepsy, temperature-sensitive seizures, cognitive impairment, and a high incidence of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). DS is caused by loss-of-function variants in SCN1A, which encodes the α subunit of the voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav1.1). Current approved treatments manage symptoms of DS but do not...
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