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Telethon: advances in gene therapy constitute a “therapeutic revolution”, says a neurologist
Telethon: advances in gene therapy constitute a “therapeutic revolution”, says a neurologist – (Franceinfo)
The 37th edition of the Telethon begins Friday December 8 on France Télévisions. On this occasion, Fabrice Chrétien, neurologist and director of scientific strategy at the Institute of Myology, is the guest of 19/20 info.
The 37th edition of the Telethon kicks off on Friday December 8 on France Télévisions. The neurologist and director of scientific strategy of the Institute of Myology Fabrice Chrétien East here on the 19/20 set info for the event. As a reminder, myology is the science and medicine of muscle. When we talk about rare muscle diseases, what diseases speaks-your ? “There are more than 400 diseases. That’s a lot of diseases, since muscle is an organ that is over-represented in our body. That’s more than 40% body weight”specifies Fabrice Chrétien.
An upcoming multiplication of gene therapy drugs
Asked about the progress of scientific research, Fabrice Chrétien affirms that we are currently in a “therapeutic revolution”. “Today, we have the possibility by injecting a virus which carries A sick gene to cure a child’s genetic defect and treat all his muscles in a single injection”, he explains. Fabrice Chrétien adds that in the next five years, “we are going to see the number of drugs for this gene therapy multiply”.
