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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advances in the science of gene therapy
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The company's gene therapy is injected directly into the brain during a surgical procedure.
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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
The call focused on the FDA’s decision to ask for an additional clinical trial from the biotechnology company UniQure before greenlighting it to apply for approval of its gene therapy for Huntington’s disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disorder.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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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
The call focused on the FDA’s decision to ask for an additional clinical trial from the biotechnology company UniQure before greenlighting it to apply for approval of its gene therapy for Huntington’s disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disorder.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Gene therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene%20therapy. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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