Article: Avigen and Johns Hopkins Scientists Report Gene Therapy Progress in Treating Heart Disease at American Heart Association Meeting

ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Avigen, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGN) scientists in conjunction with researchers at John Hopkins School of Medicine today announced the successful application of their gene therapy technology in the treatment of heart disease. In a paper presented at today's session of the American Heart Association's 69th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Johns Hopkins and Avigen scientists reported on the successful delivery and sustained expression of a gene associated with an inherited fatal heart disease in children known as Pompe's disease in experimental models. Characterized by an enlargement and weakening of the heart muscle in infants, Pompe's ...

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