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Applied Genetic Technologies' (AGTC) Investigational Gene-Based Therapy for AAT Deficiency Demonstrates Durable Response at Five Years

May 5, 2016 7:31 AM EDT

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School today announced new data evaluating the efficacy of an investigational adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector gene therapy treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency, an inherited genetic defect that results in severe loss of lung function. The investigational gene therapy was developed by Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases. Study results were presented in a podium session at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 19th Annual Meeting, taking place from May... More