Ten are for rare or “orphan” diseases, which frequently lack any therapy because of the small number of patients with the condition, such as a treatment for hereditary angioedema;
十种药是为罕见或“孤儿”病,因为患者少的情况经常缺乏任何治疗,例如遗传性血管水肿治疗。
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Gene therapy can be used for hereditarydiseases, but also for other diseases that affect heart, brain and even for cancer.