Couple pay >$800k for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died.

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Author: Shortness8

Date: 7/23/2026

Article Summary:
A 6-year-old girl died from a severe immune reaction linked to a gene-editing therapy trial in China, where the researchers downplayed the risks and failed to publicly report the fatality.