Gene therapies have the potential to cure some diseases, but they are extraordinarily expensive. Location can also be a big ...
Adeno-associated virus (AAV)–mediated gene therapy was one of the focal points of this year's Muscular Dystrophy Association conference. Here, Barry Byrne, MD, PhD, University of Florida, speaks to ...
A pioneering gene therapy could help treat a rare seizure disorder called Dravet syndrome, according to new clinical trial ...
A single one-time gene therapy could free patients with α-thalassemia, a rare and debilitating blood disorder, from the burden of lifelong transfusions. A single one-time gene therapy could free ...
Within minutes of KJ Muldoon’s birth, doctors knew there was something very wrong. Five weeks premature, his little arms went rigid when lifted and shook oddly on the way back down. An attentive ...
This sponsored article was provided by a partner and is not editorial content from Los Angeles Magazine or the Engine Vision Media Network. Every cell in your body holds a unique genetic code within ...
CRISPR gene therapy Casgevy can nearly eliminate sickle cell crises, but difficult stem‑cell collection is delaying access ...
In a 15-patient, Phase 1, first-in-human trial, a one-time CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing therapy safely reduced LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in people with difficult-to-treat lipid disorders, ...
Four decades have passed since cochlear implants gave infants born deaf the ability to hear. Now, gene therapy promises to restore natural hearing for those born with a rare form of deafness, and the ...