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Japan Approves Novartis’ Gene Therapy Luxturna for Rare Eye Disease
Novartis Pharma said on June 26 that Japanese regulators approved its gene therapy Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) for the treatment of inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) caused by biallelic RPE65 mutations. The company expects its use in around 15 patients in five…
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