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Interesting close-to-the-end note related to much of the medical research (on mice) that gets posted to HN: “The end result, in retrospect, was predictable: the
by Fezzik 5y ago
Interesting close-to-the-end note related to much of the medical research (on mice) that gets posted to HN: “The end result, in retrospect, was predictable: they successfully cured muscular dystrophy in mice, but not in humans.”
- gzer0 5y agoA cure for muscular dystrophy for humans already exists. Only problem is, it costs a whopping $2 million USD. [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-novartis-genetherapy/novartis-2-million-gene-therapy-for-rare-disorder-is-worlds-most-expensive-drug-idUSKCN1SU1ZP https://www.reuters.com/article/us-novartis-genetherapy/nova... [2] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/24/725404168/at-2-125-million-new-gene-therapy-is-the-most-expensive-drug-ever https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/24/7254041...
- klevertree 5y agoThat's not muscular dystrophy. That's a motor neuron disease.