New gene therapy treatment showing promise against 'bubble boy' disease

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New gene therapy treatment showing promise against 'bubble boy' disease

By Gene Emery NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than a decade ago, doctors showed dramatic progress in helping infants born with a severe deficiency in their immune systems, a condition known as "bubble boy" disease. But when one quarter of treated children developed leukemia within two to five years, researchers went back to the drawing board. ...

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