gene therapy

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Definition of gene therapy

: 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

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Recent Examples on the Web Shares of UniQure rose more than 8% on Monday as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted a temporary hold on its experimental gene therapy to treat the blood disease hemophilia. — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2021 The death was determined to be unrelated to the gene therapy. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 12 July 2021 The gene therapy transforms retinal cells into new photoreceptors. — Dallas News, 4 June 2021 Still, the gene therapy could play a more direct role. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 16 Feb. 2021 Taysha began with a pipeline of 15 gene therapy programs, which has since expanded to 26 programs. — Ann Gehan, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2021 While that concern might only apply to the ex-vivo crowd, one issue of access is being felt by everyone in gene therapy — that of reimbursement. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 17 July 2021 But gene therapy seems to work wonders against the condition in cats, and Graff’s colleagues plan to adapt a treatment for its analogs in kids. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2021 As expected, the gene therapy did not alter any of the patients’ serotonin levels. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 12 July 2021

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gene therapy

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English Language Learners Definition of gene therapy

: a way of treating some disorders and diseases that usually involves replacing bad copies of genes with other genes

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gene therapy

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Medical Definition of gene therapy

: 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 (as the destruction of tumor cells)