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CuriosiTEA Journal Club
Newsletters & Abstracts
World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment Cures Baby’s Condition
Student summary by GL Original Source: Published May 15, 2025 in The New York Times by Gina Kolata Abstract Background: KJ was a baby born with a rare and serious condition called CPS1 deficiency, which made it hard for his body to remove ammonia. This could cause brain damage or death. Most babies with this disease do not survive their first week. Objective: Doctors wanted to help KJ by fixing the exact genetic mistake that caused his illness, using a new type of treatme
Jan 271 min read
How a Single Gene Links Vision and Hearing Loss
Story by CuriosiTEA JC Team Original Research Article: Lee et al., The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2025. Journal link: https://www.jci.org/articles/view/175562; https://www.jci.org/articles/view/188708 Scientists found that an ATF6 mutation (broken gene) causes both vision loss and hearing loss. People already knew this gene mattered for the eyes. A broken ATF6 can cause achromatopsia, which means a person can't see color. But this study found the same gene also mat
Jan 272 min read
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