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Minneapolis parents share journey of having two sons with rare muscle-wasting disorder

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Caleb and Duncan Kasner have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare, inherited muscle-wasting disorder that has no cure.

The 11- and 9-year-olds are both wheelchair-bound and require 24/7 care.

A new gene therapy shows positive signs of slowing the disease's progression.

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English

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