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A therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases turns off disease-causing gene

Broad Institute

By Greta Friar, Whitehead Institute June 27, 2024 Images of a mouse brain show the effect of a technology called CHARM in turning off the expression of a gene in the brain. Brain-wide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor. Online June 27, 2024.

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Rapid delivery of toxicological material

Drug Target Review

For example, advances in media and feeds have contributed to higher cell protein expression by optimising nutrient availability and reducing accumulation of waste products within a culture. Novel vector design and synthetic promoters have been designed to maximise productivity and enhance gene expression stability.

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FDA Issues “Cliffs Notes”-style Guidance on Cell and Gene Therapy; What Questions Did They Answer? (Part 1)

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Valentine On November 19, 2024, FDA released a draft guidance titled Frequently Asked Questions Developing Potential Cellular and Gene Therapy Products. Where vector presence is detected, transgene mRNA and/or protein expression levels should also be measured. Tobolowsky & Charles G. Raver & James E.