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Price tag on gene therapy for rare form of blindness: $850K – WPXI Pittsburgh

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2018-01-03 NEWS

Price tag on gene therapy for rare form of blindness: $850K
WPXI Pittsburgh
Approved last month, Luxturna, is the nation’s first gene therapy for an inherited disease. It requires a 45-minute operation in which a tiny needle delivers a replacement gene to the retina, tissue at the back of the eye that converts light into

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A Cash Infusion From the Boss Props Up Intrexon – For Now
Barron’s
Shares of Intrexon (XON) have popped 19% this week, to 14 bucks, after the gene-tinkering outfit said its chief executive had bought some $14 million worth of its stock from the company. But that cash won’t make a big difference. Intrexon’s most recent