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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Then this week, reports emerged that another person died during a Phase 1 trial investigating another one of Sarepta's gene therapies for a different disease.
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Angelica Peebles,annika Kim Constantino,jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 18 July 2025
Medical literature is proliferating at a meteoric rate—doubling in size every five years—as new treatment options like gene therapies are developed and scientists learn more about how different diseases and drugs may interact with each other.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Future prospects: The ongoing clinical trials and research in South Florida highlight the potential of gene therapy and other technological innovations to treat a variety of conditions, with federal approval already granted for several therapies targeting blood disorders and cancers.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Now, the team is looking at various methods of gene therapy using PDI on cells, including mRNA treatment to better direct PDI in DNA repair.
—New Atlas, 17 June 2025
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Angelica Peebles,annika Kim Constantino,jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 18 July 2025
Medical literature is proliferating at a meteoric rate—doubling in size every five years—as new treatment options like gene therapies are developed and scientists learn more about how different diseases and drugs may interact with each other.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Future prospects: The ongoing clinical trials and research in South Florida highlight the potential of gene therapy and other technological innovations to treat a variety of conditions, with federal approval already granted for several therapies targeting blood disorders and cancers.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Now, the team is looking at various methods of gene therapy using PDI on cells, including mRNA treatment to better direct PDI in DNA repair.
—New Atlas, 17 June 2025
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“Gene therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene%20therapy. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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