[oblomov]

For the genetic form of AD, there may also be another hope:

http://www.northstarstudy.com/
The participants in the Northstar study have been CURED- completely cured- of this genetic defect.

http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/bluebirds-gene-therapy-20-weans-beta-thalassemia-patients-blood-transfusion/2014-06-14

For other diseases with a single gene origin, this may be a treatment option in the next 5-10 years. I wish it could be sooner, but our regulatory systems are antiquated.

[The Antiyuppie]

“For other diseases with a single gene origin, this may be a treatment option in the next 5-10 years. I wish it could be sooner, but our regulatory systems are antiquated.”

I believe that a person who has nothing to lose should have the right to sign a waiver on an experimental drug that absolves everyone involved, blanket, period. But the system doesn’t work that way.