Chinese researchers treat rare disease via new RNA editing technology

Xinhua

10th June 2026

Chinese researchers treat rare disease via new RNA editing technology

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.

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