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[deleted] t1_ivs2k65 wrote

Reply to comment by Oligodendroglia in In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth by 29PiecesOfSilver

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FlyingApple31 t1_ivs55wh wrote

No, this is at the DNA level so it's pretty straightforward.

And in case you are wondering, I am a PhD doctor and DNA/genetic testing is in my field of expertise.

...And my guess is the same can be said of someone whose handle is a play on "Oligos", which are synthetic DNA building blocks for this kind of work.

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QuesoDeAzul t1_ivs70h9 wrote

Their name is a twist on oligodendrocytes, which are a type of glial cell.

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