{"id":453060,"date":"2026-04-21T12:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portaltela.pt\/noticias\/2026\/04\/21\/cientistas-buscam-solucao-para-sindrome-de-down-com-edicao-genetica\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:33:17","slug":"cientistas-buscam-solucao-para-sindrome-de-down-com-edicao-genetica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portaltela.pt\/saude\/2026\/04\/21\/cientistas-buscam-solucao-para-sindrome-de-down-com-edicao-genetica\/","title":{"rendered":"Cientistas buscam solu\u00e7\u00e3o para s\u00edndrome de Down com edi\u00e7\u00e3o gen\u00e9tica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Investigadores desenvolveram uma vers\u00e3o modificada da ferramenta de edi\u00e7\u00e3o gen\u00e9tica CRISPR que, em experi\u00eancias de laborat\u00f3rio iniciais, sugere poder silenciar o cromossoma 21 extra respons\u00e1vel pela s\u00edndrome de Down. 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