Researchers tout success of gene therapy in 2 ALD patients
French researchers were able to stabilize adrenoleukodystrophy, a degenerative condition, in two boys by inserting a healthy form of the ALD gene into debilitated HIV and introducing it to isolated bone marrow cells. The team plans to perform the procedure in other groups, including older men with a milder form of the disease.
Los Angeles Times | 11/06
This story published in BIO SmartBrief on 11/06/2009
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