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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Scientists develop single jab to cut ‘bad’ cholesterol levels by half

A single dose of an experimental jab has been found to cut “bad” cholesterol levels by half within six months of treatment in a small Chinese gene-editing trial, a new study reveals.

The therapy is being developed for the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia, a life-threatening hereditary disease that causes abnormally high levels of fats in the blood.

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