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So what was the actual therapy?

That kind of title reminds me of BuzzFeed.




Yeah I apologize, I should've linked to a more informative article.

From another news release:

Investigational SPK-8011, a novel bio-engineered adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector utilizing the AAV-LK03 capsid, also referred to as Spark200, containing a codon-optimized human factor VIII gene under the control of a liver-specific promoter, is being studied as a potential one-time gene therapy for hemophilia A. It is the second investigational hemophilia gene therapy to emerge from Spark Therapeutics’ leading gene therapy platform. Spark Therapeutics retains global commercialization rights to SPK-8011.

We infused a single-stranded adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector consisting of a bioengineered capsid, liver-specific promoter and factor IX Padua (factor IX–R338L) transgene at a dose of 5×1011 vector genomes per kilogram of body weight in 10 men with hemophilia B who had factor IX coagulant activity of 2% or less of the normal value. Laboratory values, bleeding frequency, and consumption of factor IX concentrate were prospectively evaluated after vector infusion and were compared with baseline values.

You read the paper from the New England Journal of Medicine here: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1708538




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