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Gene Transfer Agent Protects Dopamine Cells

by Kristine DaynesTreatments

Summary: A clinical trial at Oregon Health & Science University is examining a novel way to deliver neurturin to dopamine-producing brain cells and protect them against damage. The study drug, called a "gene transfer agent," is a therapeutic gene attached to an inactive virus that targets neurons. The treatment is expected to reduce the severity of symptoms when patients are off their standard medications.

Comment: The results of the 13-month study will not be available until mid-2008, after which physicians and patients will wait to see whether the drug's manufacturer, Ceregene, plans to take the treatment to market.

Read article - ScienceDaily.com. July 24, 2007.

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