‘It’s A Game Changer’: Scientists Find Success In Using Gene Therapy To Treat ‘Bubble Boy’ Syndrome Without Causing Cancer

The process aimed at helping patients born with a severe immune-system deficiency involves removing some blood cells, using a modified HIV virus to insert a missing gene, and returning the cells through an IV. When doctors first tried it 20 years ago, the treatment had unintended effects on other genes, and some patients later developed leukemia.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2Us4jV4