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Replacement of the defective gene slows down muscle wasting

Affected girl Valeria received gene therapy for "spinal muscular atrophy" (SMA) at the age of 23 days thanks to newborn screening. As a result, the further muscle breakdown could be stopped thanks to early diagnosis and gene therapy. 

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MINISTER PETRA OLSCHOWSKI VISITS THE HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOR THE FIRST TIME

FEBRUARY 2023

The new Baden-Württemberg Minister of Science informed herself about two designated focal points of Heidelberg University Medicine, virology at the Center for Infectious Diseases and pediatric and adolescent medicine with the Center for Rare Diseases. 

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