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by WalterGR 1676 days ago
FYI, the drug is (trade name) Glybera (generic) alipogene tiparvovec. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alipogene_tiparvovec

From the submitted article:

"...The first drug ever approved that can fix a faulty gene.

It's called Glybera, and it can treat a painful and potentially deadly genetic disorder with a single dose — a genuine made-in-Canada medical breakthrough..."