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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Delivering a single shot of gene therapy at birth could offer children protection against HIV for years.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The face-off between Sarepta and the FDA comes at a time when investment in gene therapy has slowed, and as Sarepta itself has laid off hundreds of employees.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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.
—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
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The face-off between Sarepta and the FDA comes at a time when investment in gene therapy has slowed, and as Sarepta itself has laid off hundreds of employees.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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.
—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
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“Gene therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene%20therapy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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