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The GOP tax plan, BioMarin’s gene therapy and a Twist on DNA — Day 2 of the JPM conference – San Francisco Business Times

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2018-01-09 NEWS

San Francisco Business Times

The GOP tax plan, BioMarin’s gene therapy and a Twist on DNA — Day 2 of the JPM conference
San Francisco Business Times
Around last year’s JPM, President-elect Donald Trump unleashed a tweet that took a swipe at the drug-development industry, sent stocks down and caused some grumbles amid a mostly upbeat conference. This year? It seems drug companies couldn’t love the

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2018-01-09 NEWS

Sickle Cell Anemia News

Bluebird Bio Presents Positive Early Results of Gene Therapy LentiGlobin for Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Anemia News
Participants with severe SCD were split into three groups – A, B and C. Patients in group A received the treatment according to the trial’s original protocol: After cells are collected from the bone marrow, they are transduced with the LentiGlobin

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2018-01-09 NEWS

New biomarkers predict outcome of cancer immunotherapy
EurekAlert (press release)
Nowadays, melanoma and lung cancer can be combatted effectively through immunotherapy, which makes use of the immune system’s normal function of regularly examining the body’s tissue for pathogens and damages. Specific inhibitors are used to activate