gene therapy
noun
: the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease-fighting function
gene therapist
noun
Examples of gene therapy in a Sentence
advances in the science of gene therapy
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The new data come from a larger study by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ subsidiary Decibel Therapeutics that will treat nearly two dozen children with a specific type of congenital hearing loss with gene therapy.
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Timmy Broderick, STAT, 8 May 2024
The new designation, proposed in a study published Monday, could broaden the scope of efforts to develop treatments, including gene therapy, and affect the design of clinical trials.
—Pam Belluck, New York Times, 6 May 2024
So far, only a handful of children have received the gene therapy, and countries are gradually beginning to reimburse for the procedure.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Nearly 50 years later, Orkin’s research has led to the first gene therapy using CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Prominent gene therapy researcher Kathy High also left last year, after joining in 2021.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
Several companies are pursuing gene therapies for this same cause of deafness.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
Identifying specific genes responsible for genetic disorders opened up novel opportunities for gene therapy research.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
This was a significant milestone in gene therapy research.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Timmy Broderick, STAT, 8 May 2024
The new designation, proposed in a study published Monday, could broaden the scope of efforts to develop treatments, including gene therapy, and affect the design of clinical trials.
—Pam Belluck, New York Times, 6 May 2024
So far, only a handful of children have received the gene therapy, and countries are gradually beginning to reimburse for the procedure.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Nearly 50 years later, Orkin’s research has led to the first gene therapy using CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Prominent gene therapy researcher Kathy High also left last year, after joining in 2021.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
Several companies are pursuing gene therapies for this same cause of deafness.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
Identifying specific genes responsible for genetic disorders opened up novel opportunities for gene therapy research.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
This was a significant milestone in gene therapy research.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Gene therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene%20therapy. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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