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The H5N1 virus is a long way from becoming adapted to humans, but limited testing and tracking mean we could miss danger signs
The H5N1 virus is a long way from becoming adapted to humans, but limited testing and tracking mean we could miss danger signs
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Propionic acidaemia is an inheirited metabolic condition caused by a lack of a liver enzyme, which leads to accumulation of toxic compounds. In a first-in-human trial, a therapeutic messenger RNA drug (mRNA-3927) led to restored enzyme activity, was well tolerated and showed a promising dose-dependent reduction of potentially life-threatening clinical events.