This many people are diagnosed with a genetic condition at birth
What is 7-8 million?
What is plasmid editing, vector editing, and patient derived?
By using gene therapy to prolong the life of ______ grafts, doctors can cure this type of cancer
What is bone?
Doctor ________ worked alongside Sick Kids Hospital to discover the gene connected to cystic fibrosis
What is LapChee Tsiu?
Gene therapy was first used in
What is 1990?
This is the type of gene they are adding in humans to help fight heart disease
What is SUMO-1?
This is why gene therapy stands out from other biotechnologys
What is it's ability to cure diseases on a multi-generational level?
Toronto Kensington ________ institution is one of the first in the world to use gene therapy for this type of disease
What is genetic blindness?
What is 6%?
This is the first disease to ever be treated with gene therapy
What is severe combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)?
The hope is to make gene therapy a _______ form of treatment in the future
What is common?
Organizations like _______ work to fundraise and support gene therapy in Canada