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
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The Food and Drug Administration approved on Thursday a gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD-1), an ultra-rare disease that leaves children vulnerable to life-threatening infections.
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Jason Mast, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
Prasad's latest ouster follows a string of high-profile controversies involving the FDA's review of vaccines, gene therapies and biotech drugs in which companies have criticized the agency for reversing itself, in some cases calling for new trials of products previously greenlighted by regulators.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Prasad briefly stepped down in July, after less than three months on the job, following disputes over the FDA’s decision to pause shipments of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a neuromuscular disorder.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 6 Mar. 2026
Criticism of Prasad had been growing and reached a fever pitch when the FDA’s Makary, in an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick last week, appeared to criticize UniQure’s gene therapy for Huntington’s disease.
—Jacob Pramuk,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
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Jason Mast, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
Prasad's latest ouster follows a string of high-profile controversies involving the FDA's review of vaccines, gene therapies and biotech drugs in which companies have criticized the agency for reversing itself, in some cases calling for new trials of products previously greenlighted by regulators.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Prasad briefly stepped down in July, after less than three months on the job, following disputes over the FDA’s decision to pause shipments of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a neuromuscular disorder.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 6 Mar. 2026
Criticism of Prasad had been growing and reached a fever pitch when the FDA’s Makary, in an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick last week, appeared to criticize UniQure’s gene therapy for Huntington’s disease.
—Jacob Pramuk,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Gene therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene%20therapy. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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