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Dr. Michael Kruer, an expert from the Phoenix Children’s Hospital, explains it is a medical approach that aims to treat or even prevent disease by correcting problems at the gene level. These cutting-edge techniques may replace faulty genes, silence harmful ones or help the body make more of a missing protein. Unlike traditional treatments that manage symptoms, genetic therapy targets the root cause of illness.

Dr. Michael Kruer, an expert from the Phoenix Children’s Hospital, explains it is a medical approach that aims to treat or even prevent disease by correcting problems at the gene level. These cutting-edge techniques may replace faulty genes, silence harmful ones or help the body make more of a missing protein. Unlike traditional treatments that manage symptoms, genetic therapy targets the root cause of illness.