Not exact matches
Even a partial restoration
of genetic function, for example a 20 per
cent boost in the production
of a missing enzyme or other protein, would benefit some
patients.
A single infusion
of the gene therapy drug showed improved levels
of the essential blood clotting protein Factor VIII, with 85 per
cent of patients achieving normal or near - normal Factor VIII levels
even many months after treatment.
However,
even after very extensive tests, there will still be 2 - 3 per
cent of patients where it has not been possible to find the origin
of the cancer.