Chinese researchers treat rare disease via new RNA editing technology

Chris McMillan
Jun 13
1 min read

Xinhua

10th June 2026

Editor: huaxia

A Chinese research team has achieved a breakthrough with its newly developed RNA editing technology, named LEAPER, in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a severe and rare hereditary disease. Both details of this technology and its clinical application were published on Wednesday in the journal Cell.

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/09/WS6a2768c4a310d6866eb4d21e.html

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