Gene Therapy Gets Fda Approval -- And A $2 Million Price Tag

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The US Food and Drug Administration approved a treatment Friday for a genetic disease called spinal muscular atrophy that causes infants' muscles to waste away, potentially killing them before age 2.

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Gene Therapy Gets Fda Approval -- And A $2 Million Price Tag

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