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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All this is possible because KJ is the first-ever recipient of a gene therapy designed to treat only a single person.
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Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 16 May 2025
The report comes with up to a dozen new cell and gene therapies expected to launch on the U.S. market this year, PSG’s report said.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The hope is that by biologically repairing cell function, the doctors wrote, gene therapy could potentially restore the full spectrum of hearing, unlike cochlear implants, which transform sounds into electrical signals to directly stimulate the auditory nerve.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Currently, his lab is testing a chemical cocktail that mimics the gene therapy but doesn’t require injections.
—Alice Park, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
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Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 16 May 2025
The report comes with up to a dozen new cell and gene therapies expected to launch on the U.S. market this year, PSG’s report said.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The hope is that by biologically repairing cell function, the doctors wrote, gene therapy could potentially restore the full spectrum of hearing, unlike cochlear implants, which transform sounds into electrical signals to directly stimulate the auditory nerve.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Currently, his lab is testing a chemical cocktail that mimics the gene therapy but doesn’t require injections.
—Alice Park, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Gene therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene%20therapy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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