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    Question ID:   5408         Current Version: 1
Question: Is gene therapy available to treat my disorder?
Category: Diseases & Conditions > Other
Keywords: gene therapy, treat, genetic, disease, inherit, disorder, condition
Type: other
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Gene therapy is currently available only in a research setting. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet approved any gene therapy products for sale in the United States.

Hundreds of research studies (clinical trials) are under way to test gene therapy as a treatment for genetic conditions, cancer, and HIV/AIDS. If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial, talk with your doctor or a genetics professional about how to participate.

You can also search for clinical trials online at ClinicalTrials.gov. This link leads to a service of the National Institutes of Health, provides easy access to information on clinical trials. You can search for specific trials or browse by condition or trial sponsor. You may wish to refer to a list of gene therapy trials that are accepting (or will accept) patients.

Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM)
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