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It’s one of the most talked-about breakthroughs of 2025, a first-in-human demonstration of in vivo gene editing to treat an inherited metabolic disease.
In this episode, Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas are joined by Julien Baruteau to unpack what this means for the field. They explore the science behind gene editing, the importance of ethical design, and the emotional weight of stopping therapy once enzyme function is restored.
The conversation bridges the NEJM landmark paper (Musunuru et al., 2025) and the accompanying JIMD editorial (Rahman & Baruteau, 2025), reflecting on what this moment tells us about the future of metabolic medicine and how ready we are for it.
First in Human Gene Editing for an Inherited Metabolic Disease
Shamima Rahman, Julien Baruteau
https://doi.org/10.1002/jimd.70056
Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease
Kiran Musunuru, et al
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2504747
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Here’s a polished podcast blurb suitable for LinkedIn, BlueSky, or Apple Podcasts listings — written in the JIMD Podcast tone and style:
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It’s one of the most talked-about breakthroughs of 2025, a first-in-human demonstration of in vivo gene editing to treat an inherited metabolic disease.
In this episode, Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas are joined by Julien Baruteau to unpack what this means for the field. They explore the science behind gene editing, the importance of ethical design, and the emotional weight of stopping therapy once enzyme function is restored.
The conversation bridges the NEJM landmark paper (Musunuru et al., 2025) and the accompanying JIMD editorial (Rahman & Baruteau, 2025), reflecting on what this moment tells us about the future of metabolic medicine and how ready we are for it.
First in Human Gene Editing for an Inherited Metabolic Disease
Shamima Rahman, Julien Baruteau
https://doi.org/10.1002/jimd.70056
Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease
Kiran Musunuru, et al
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2504747
With Rodrigo off caring for sick children, James Nurse joins Silvia Radenkovic to speak with Dr Judith Jans and Dr Devin Oglesbee about the emerging field of untargeted metabolomics.
Authors’ opinions are their own and do not represent their institutions.
Referenced papers include:
Miller MJ, et al
The emerging role of metabolomics analysis in genetic and genomic testing: A points to consider statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). Genet Med. 2025 Jul 17:101493. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2025.101493. Epub ahead of print.
Evans AM, et al
Dissemination and analysis of the quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) practices of LC-MS based untargeted metabolomics practitioners. Metabolomics. 2020 Oct 12;16(10):113. doi: 10.1007/s11306-020-01728-5.
Wurth R, et al.
An evaluation of untargeted metabolomics methods to characterize inborn errors of metabolism. Mol Genet Metab. 2024 Jan;141(1):108115. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2023.108115. Epub 2023 Dec 15.
Haijes HA, et al.
Direct Infusion Based Metabolomics Identifies Metabolic Disease in Patients' Dried Blood Spots and Plasma. Metabolites. 2019 Jan 11;9(1):12. doi: 10.3390/metabo9010012.
Willems AP, et al
A one-year pilot study comparing direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry based untargeted metabolomics to targeted diagnostic screening for inherited metabolic diseases. Front Mol Biosci. 2023 Nov 2;10:1283083. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1283083.
Haijes HA, et al.
Aspartylglycosamine is a biomarker for NGLY1-CDDG, a congenital disorder of deglycosylation. Mol Genet Metab. 2019 Aug;127(4):368-372. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2019.07.001. Epub 2019 Jul 9. PMID: 31311714.
Hoegen B, et al
Application of metabolite set enrichment analysis on untargeted metabolomics data prioritises relevant pathways and detects novel biomarkers for inherited metabolic disorders. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2022 Jul;45(4):682-695. doi: 10.1002/jimd.12522. Epub 2022 May 22. PMID: 35546254; PMCID: PMC9544878.
Gao Q, et al
A diagnostic algorithm for inherited metabolic disorders using untargeted metabolomics. Metabolomics. 2025 Jul 27;21(4):101. doi: 10.1007/s11306-025-02302-7. PMID: 40715884; PMCID: PMC12301266.
Kerkhofs MHPM, et al.
Cross-Omics: Integrating Genomics with Metabolomics in Clinical Diagnostics. Metabolites. 2020 May 18;10(5):206. doi: 10.3390/metabo10050206.
Ashenden AJ, et al.
The Multi-Omic Approach to Newborn Screening: Opportunities and Challenges. Int J Neonatal Screen. 2024 Jun 21;10(3):42. doi: 10.3390/ijns10030042.
Liu N, et al.
Comparison of Untargeted Metabolomic Profiling vs Traditional Metabolic Screening to Identify Inborn Errors of Metabolism. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2114155. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14155.
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Here’s a polished podcast blurb suitable for LinkedIn, BlueSky, or Apple Podcasts listings — written in the JIMD Podcast tone and style:
⸻
It’s one of the most talked-about breakthroughs of 2025, a first-in-human demonstration of in vivo gene editing to treat an inherited metabolic disease.
In this episode, Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas are joined by Julien Baruteau to unpack what this means for the field. They explore the science behind gene editing, the importance of ethical design, and the emotional weight of stopping therapy once enzyme function is restored.
The conversation bridges the NEJM landmark paper (Musunuru et al., 2025) and the accompanying JIMD editorial (Rahman & Baruteau, 2025), reflecting on what this moment tells us about the future of metabolic medicine and how ready we are for it.
First in Human Gene Editing for an Inherited Metabolic Disease
Shamima Rahman, Julien Baruteau
https://doi.org/10.1002/jimd.70056
Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease
Kiran Musunuru, et al
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2504747
