Phase II Pilot Trials Begin (January 1999) in the Netherlands

Following is background information and a Q & A released by the Pharming/Genzyme LLC on important issues concerning clinical trialsA research study that tests new treatments or approaches in people. for enzymeA protein that helps the body carry out chemical...

Human Gene Therapy 9:1609-1616

Human Gene Therapy 9:1609-1616 (July 20, 1998) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Adenovirus-Mediated Transfer of Human Acid Maltase Gene Reduces Glycogen Accumulation in Skeletal Muscle of Japanese Quail with Acid Maltase Deficiency S. Tsujino 1), N. Kinoshita 1), T. Tashiro 1),...

Gene Therapy: National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health Paul Plotz, M.D., Nina Raben, M.D., Ph.D. Nina Raben, M.D., Ph.D., NIH Research Chemist, visited the Netherlands to collaborate with Dr. Arnold Reuser on genetic mutationsA change in a gene that can affect how it works. in AMD. They...

Gene Therapy: Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University Barry J. Byrne, M.D., Ph.D. Paul D. Kessler, M.D. The following is a summary of the publication in the November 1996 issue of Proceeding of the National Academy of Science, titled “Gene delivery to skeletal muscle results in sustained...

Scientists Make Progress In Gene Therapy For Heart Disease

Johns Hopkin’s University scientists have successfully used a virus to supply a missing gene and its enzyme product to muscle cells in animals and humans for an extended period. The achievement could have implications in the treatment of an inherited fatal heart...