RNA-targeted therapy improves patient with rare ALS mutation after a year

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RNA-targeted therapy improves patient with rare ALS mutation after a year
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A man with a rare CHCHD10-linked ALS mutation received an antisense oligonucleotide RNA therapy; a year later his motor and neurological scores improved, breathing function remained stable, and neurofilament-light levels returned to normal, with no serious side effects, suggesting mutation-targeted RNA therapies could extend to other ALS patients—though more people and longer follow-up are needed.

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