Spark Therapeutics announced new preclinical data for SPK-3006, an investigational liver-directed adeno-associated viral (AAV) gene therapy for Pompe disease. This was announced during the late-breakling session of the International Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society. This is a one-time investigational gene therapy that is engineered to use the liver to express the needed enzyme. Positive results have been seen at the 10-month point in mouse studies.
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