World’s-First Gene Therapy Developed for Type 1 Diabetes

World’s-First Gene Therapy Developed for Type 1 Diabetes
Gene therapy for diabetes gets a funding boost from the Australian government. Shutterstock
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The Australian government has given a funding boost to an Australian biomedical research organisation, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, to conduct clinical trials for the world’s first gene therapy for type 1 diabetes.

The therapy was also developed thanks to the government’s ten-year $600 million (US$385 million) research accelerator program, targeted at addressing chronic and complex diseases.
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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