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Neurologix Gene Therapy Approach to Parkinson's Disease Granted Fast Track Designation From FDA

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, December 27th, 2007

Neurologix, Inc. (OTCBB:NRGX), a biotech company engaged in the research and development of innovative gene therapies for the brain and central nervous system, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track Designation for the company's experimental gene transfer procedure for the treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease.

The Neurologix procedure delivers a gene (glutamic acid decarboxylase, or GAD) to the subthalamic nucleus of the brain, where it makes an inhibitory neurotransmitter called GABA that helps to quiet the abnormal brain activity that is correlated with motor deficits characterizing Parkinson's disease. Results of a Phase 1...

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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2007-12-27)

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