UF makes gene therapy advance in severe genetic disorder

Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 15:35 in Health & Medicine

GAINESVILLE ? A dog born with a deadly disease that prevents the body from using stored sugar has survived 20 months and is still healthy after receiving gene therapy at the University of Florida ? putting scientists a step closer to finding a cure for the disorder in children.

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