Life Sciences & Medicine Active Updated Oct 25, 2026

Prime editing reaches a patient with Wilson disease

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Prime Medicine has dosed the first person with an intravenous prime-editing infusion for Wilson disease, the first known use of the technique inside a human body. First results are due in 2027. No outcome number has been reported yet, so whether it works and is safe in people is not known.

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  1. Oct 25, 2026 Latest

    The Bright Side reported that Prime Medicine dosed the first person with an intravenous prime-editing infusion for Wilson disease, the first known use of the technique inside a human body, with first results due in 2027.

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