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Gene Therapy for ALD – GenomeWeb

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2017-10-06 NEWS

Gene Therapy for ALD
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Researchers have used gene therapy to treat boys with adrenoleukodystrophy, the New York Times reports. Boston Children’s Hospital’s David Williams and his colleagues conducted a small study involving 17 boys with the disease. ALD is caused by a …

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bluebird bio unveils positive, albeit early, data for gene therapy
BioPharma Dive
Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study results showed bluebird bio’s hematopoietic stem-cell gene therapy met the primary endpoint, with 15 of the 17 patients (or 88%) receiving the therapy free of major functional disabilities

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Pharmaceutical Processing

Abeona’s gene therapy ABO-102 shows durable treatment effect in Sanfilippo study
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One-year data from Cohort 1 in Abeona Therapeutics’ (ABEO -1.9%) Phase 1/2 clinical trial assessing a single IV injection of gene therapy ABO-102 in patients with Sanfilippo syndrome Type A (MPS IIIA) showed a significant and durable treatment effect.
Commercial Gene Therapy Manufacturing Facility Slated For …Pharmaceutical Processing
Abeona Announces Top-Line One Year Data from ABO-102 MPS IIIA Trial at ARM’s Cell & Gene Meeting on the MesaMarkets Insider
Contrasting Abeona Therapeutics (ABEO) & Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA)Dispatch Tribunal
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Retraction Watch (blog)

Case report of stem cell therapy in child didn’t meet “ethical standards,” says journal
Retraction Watch (blog)
A journal has retracted a recent case report about a stem cell therapy in a child with cerebral palsy, after discovering the study failed to meet “ethical standards.” According to the journal, Regenerative Medicine, the ethical issue is that the
Stem cell gene therapy safe for adrenoleukodystrophyMedical Xpress
Hematopoietic stemcell gene therapy for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophyPharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com

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2017-10-06 NEWS

Retraction Watch (blog)

Case report of stem cell therapy in child didn’t meet “ethical standards,” says journal
Retraction Watch (blog)
A journal has retracted a recent case report about a stem cell therapy in a child with cerebral palsy, after discovering the study failed to meet “ethical standards.” According to the journal, Regenerative Medicine, the ethical issue is that the
Stem cell gene therapy safe for adrenoleukodystrophyMedical Xpress
Hematopoietic stemcell gene therapy for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophyPharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com

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2017-10-06 NEWS

Retraction Watch (blog)

Case report of stem cell therapy in child didn’t meet “ethical standards,” says journal
Retraction Watch (blog)
A journal has retracted a recent case report about a stem cell therapy in a child with cerebral palsy, after discovering the study failed to meet “ethical standards.” According to the journal, Regenerative Medicine, the ethical issue is that the

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2017-10-06 NEWS

Futurism

CRISPR Is on the Cusp of Eradicating a Host of Diseases
Futurism
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has had a busy year. It recently removed genetic disorders from human embryos, targeted the “command center” of cancer, extracted HIV from a living organism, and forced superbugs to kill themselves. This is all
Crispr Theraptc (CRSP) Earns Daily News Impact Rating of 0.11The Ledger Gazette

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2017-10-06 NEWS

Key Gazette

Barclays Starts Coverage on Editas Medicine, Inc. (EDIT) With A Rating Of “Overweight”
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CRISPR uses a protein-ribonucleic acid (RNA) complex composed of an enzyme, including either Cas9 (CRISPR associated protein 9) or Cpf1 (CRISPR from Prevotella and Francisella 1), bound to a guide RNA molecule designed to recognize a particular …
Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDIT) Closed 6.5% Above Its 50 …HugoPress

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