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9 08, 2022

How gene therapy can cure or treat diseases

2026-04-22T18:03:52+00:00

The genes in your body’s cells play a key role in your health. Indeed, a defective gene or genes can make you sick. Recognizing this, scientists have worked for decades on ways to modify genes or replace faulty genes with healthy ones to treat, cure, or prevent a disease or medical condition. [...]

How gene therapy can cure or treat diseases2026-04-22T18:03:52+00:00
24 05, 2022

UMass Chan researchers describe innovative next-gen sequencing technique for evaluating manufacture of vectors for gene therapy

2026-04-22T18:04:02+00:00

A paper from the Horae Gene Therapy Center at UMass Chan Medical School may settle a longstanding debate about how to best manufacture adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors for gene therapy. The paper, published online in the journal Human Gene Therapy, describes using AAV genome population sequencing (AAV-GPseq) to explore the genomes of vectors produced by two [...]

UMass Chan researchers describe innovative next-gen sequencing technique for evaluating manufacture of vectors for gene therapy2026-04-22T18:04:02+00:00
5 02, 2021

FDA provides new guidance to industry on manufacture of cell and gene therapy products during COVID-19 pandemic

2026-04-22T18:04:47+00:00

The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) regulates cellular therapy products, human gene therapy products, and certain devices related to cell and gene therapy. CBER uses both the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act as enabling statutes for oversight. Cellular therapy products include cellular immunotherapies, cancer vaccines, [...]

FDA provides new guidance to industry on manufacture of cell and gene therapy products during COVID-19 pandemic2026-04-22T18:04:47+00:00
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