Could this be a cure for a serious disease?
Genes, found deep inside our cells, play a role in our health.
When they are changed or missing, they can cause disease.
But they may also hold the key to curing it.
Gene therapy treats disease at its source. This is the next step in personalized medicine, built on decades of careful research.
It involves repairing or enhancing cells at the genetic level.
Some gene therapies are also called cell therapies because cells are removed and modified outside the body before going back into patients.
Unlike conventional medicines that often need to be taken over long periods of time, most cell and gene therapies are designed to be one-time treatments.
It’s an exciting new era in medicine.
