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First-In-Human Trial Of CRISPR Gene-Editing Therapy Safely Lowered Cholesterol, Triglycerides
(finance.yahoo.com)
this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2026
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Your body makes it's own cholesterol, and so the main driver of your cholesterol level is genetics. Quote from the AMA:
https://www.ama-assn.org/public-health/chronic-diseases/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-high-cholesterol