July 23, 2012

- UniQure chief executive officer Jorn Aldag

Gene therapies alter a patient's DNA to treat inherited diseases passed from parent to child.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended a therapy for a rare genetic disease which leaves people unable to properly digest fats.

The European Commission will now make the final decision.

The idea of gene therapy is simple: if there is a problem with part of a patient's genetic code then replace that part of the code.

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Gene therapy nears approval in Europe