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The Most Expensive Drug in the World Is About to Be Made Worthless by Gene Therapy Newsweek A drug approved last year to treat a rare, fatal genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy came with one of the world's highest price tags: $750,000 per year for the first year, then hundreds of thousands of dollars every year for the rest of the ... Two Good OptionsGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Gene-replacement therapy helping kids with neuromuscular diseaseThe Columbus Dispatch Achievements, Hopes and Limits of SMA Treatment: Interview with Spinraza Researcher and CureSMASMA News Today Wall Street Journal -PhillyVoice.com -Rare Disease Report (blog) -LongShortReport (blog) all 17 news articles »

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