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Gene Therapies to Greatly Reduce the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease

09-Mar-2018

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Gene therapy could disable genes that sustain levels of lipids in the bloodstream.

Number of credible targets including PCSK9, ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, and ASGR1.

Reducing lipid levels in the bloodstream slows the development of CVD.

Treatments will initially have a low effectiveness in terms of proportion of cells transfected.

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CRISPR Therapeutics

Company developing transformative gene-based medicines for serious human diseases

Editas Medicine

Genome editing company.

Sangamo Therapeutics

Company dedicated to advancing genetic therapies in order to treat patients living with serious genetic diseases.

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Gene Therapy