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New promise for gene therapy

The genes we inherit from our forebears help shape our lives - and in too many cases, can cut young lives short well before their time. Now a cutting-edge stem cell therapy is achieving some success, but is still not available in the United States. Martha Teichner reports on a promising new treatment for late infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy.
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