I work in gene therapy. Some work. Others don’t. My take is that the article is irresponsible for suggesting the therapy killed the patient. Sadly, sometimes the patients pass.
It is a fascinating field. They just approved a gene therapy in 2024 for people who have Thalassemia that have to have blood transfusions. I only have the minor version so no transfusions needed.
There is scant info out there but I have seen studies talking about how having even Minor Thalassemia can make you more susceptible to other disorders like Diabetes. Some think it is the location of the gene. There are other theories.
So far no Diabetes for me but a few of other weird and rare disorders.
If any of you have Antisynthetase Syndrome
“CD19-Targeting CAR T Cells for Myositis and Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Antisynthetase Syndrome”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37367976/