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STAT+: Can ultrasound unlock the power of gene therapy? A startup makes big claims

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STAT+: Can ultrasound unlock the power of gene therapy? A startup makes big claims
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For the last year, a small California startup has been making extraordinary claims about the ability of its technology to potentially treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy — and maybe a slew of other genetic diseases, too.



The company, Sonothera, does not yet have clinical data. But it’s presented data in animals so stunning that other experts can’t quite wrap their minds around it.



“I find it hard to believe,” said Eric Olson, molecular biology chair at UT-S

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