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Gene Therapy and Pharmacokinetics

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How and When to Incorporate PK Design into Your Gene Therapy Development Plan. Gene therapy, which was in its infancy around 30 years ago, is now becoming a more prominent treatment method in many therapeutic areas, from personalized therapy to mass vaccinations against COVID-19. Gene Therapy Definition.

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Lyfgenia and Casgevy Become First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. Both gene therapies are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older with sickle cell disease. Both therapies will be available in early 2024.

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Bayer trumpets $1bn CRISPR deal with Mammoth Bio

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Bayer has bolstered its cell and gene therapy platform by securing access to a CRISPR-based gene-editing platform developed by US biotech Mammoth Biosciences. CRISPR drugs can be used to modify the expression of disease-associated proteins in the body, for example, by correcting a mutation in a specific gene.

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Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR Might Be Easier Than We Thought

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The epigenome plays a key role in many diseases such as heart disease, viral infections and cancer, and the new CRISPRoff technology could lead to powerful epigenetic therapies. Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR.

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Using CRISPR to Edit the Epigenome Might Be Easier Than We Thought

XTalks

The epigenome plays a key role in many diseases such as heart disease, viral infections and cancer, and the new CRISPRoff technology could lead to powerful epigenetic therapies. Epigenome Editing with CRISPR.

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Advances in neuroscience drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

For diseases as serious and debilitating for patients and their families as leukodystrophies, learning about such advances in knowledge carries a great deal of hope, which IRCM warmly welcomes,” adds Dr Jean-François Côté, the IRCM’s President and Scientific Director.

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