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Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A (MDC1A) is caused by mutations in the Lama2 gene that lead to muscle wasting and the destruction of the protective myelin coating around peripheral nerves. | A Canadian team has developed a CRISPR-based gene activation technique that treats one type of congenital muscular dystrophy type regardless of the mutation type. The system has shown promise in mouse models of the disease.

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