
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, June 3, 1990                   TAG: 9006030087
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A3   EDITION: METRO 
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GENE TREATMENT WINS UNEXPECTED APPROVAL

In a surprising turn of events, the first proposal to treat children with a severe genetic disease by inserting new genes into their cells has received a vote of confidence.

A federal subcommittee approved the proposed human gene therapy unanimously Friday and recommended it be considered for final approval by a full committee at the National Institutes of Health on July 30.

The speed of the process means researchers may be able to start treating children who suffer from a rare immune disorder much like the disease that killed David, the "bubble boy" from Texas, by fall. - The New York Times

by CNB