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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene expression

Scienmag

Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have developed a highly efficient method to address a major challenge in biology–identifying the genetic ‘switches’ that regulate gene expression. Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St.

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Selecta Biosciences files patent for enhanced gene therapy using viral vectors and immunosuppressants

Pharmaceutical Technology

Enhance gene expression and reduce immune responses with Selecta Biosciences' patented method using viral vectors and nanocarriers attached to immunosuppressants. Learn more about this innovative approach for improved therapeutic outcomes.

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CAMP4’s funding influx paves the way for tapping regulatory RNA to treat urea cycle disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ultragenyx uses adeno-associated virus 8 (AAV8) gene therapy to induce stable OTC gene expression. This treatment activates the OTC gene so that ammonia can be removed from the blood. This gene therapy will give the instructions to produce the enzyme arginine so that it can be hydrolysed to ornithine.

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US FDA clears Transcenta’s IND for Rett syndrome treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

The investigational adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy candidate NGN-401 is claimed to be the first to deliver the full-length human MECP2 gene using the company’s Expression Attenuation via Construct Tuning (EXACT) gene regulation technology.

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Gene therapy for heart attacks in mice just got more precise

Medical Xpress

If humans are ever going to be able to regrow damaged tissues the way lizards and fish routinely do, it will require the precise control of gene expression in time and place—otherwise you might end up with random cells growing everywhere or a new body part that never quits growing.

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bluebird seeks gene therapy trial restart after cancer scare

pharmaphorum

bluebird bio is to ask regulators to restart clinical studies of its LentiGlobin for sickle cell disease, after an investigation concluded that a case of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) was “very unlikely” to be caused by the gene therapy. Shares in bluebird ticked up following the announcement.

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Angelman syndrome Pipeline: Unmet needs call for a robust pipeline

Delveinsight

In addition to this, Angelman syndrome pipeline also involves gene therapy candidates such as GTX-101 which is a therapy of GeneTx Biotherapeutics. Another therapy by the same company named GTX-102 is also an antisense therapy; however, it silences gene expression by binding to the RNA molecule that regulates its expression.