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The future of pediatric gene therapy: CRISPR-Cas9, AI, and personalized medicine.

Jul 2026 · Pediatric Research · 0 citations · 348 references
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Pediatric gene therapy holds transformative potential to provide curative solutions for children, and the establishment of standardized regulatory frameworks, accompanied by robust and transparent AI integration, will be essential to ensure safe, equitable, and scalable translation.

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