$2.8M Gene Therapy Could Be A Game-Changer For Patients With Severe Anemia



A new gene therapy called Zynteglo could eliminate iron-rich blood transfusions used to treat patients with beta thalassemia that causes severe anemia but it costs around $2.8 million. NBC News’ Anne Thompson shares more details about the gene therapy’s price and why the experts say it’s only a sign of things to come.

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  7. The cost of production is less than $300,000. It's a joke.

  8. $2.8 million for a drug. Only in America. The same drug is available in India for $4.80.

  9. The so-called mRNA shots were initially labelled "gene therapy." Let that fact slowly sink in.

  10. FROZEN CONs would call this WOKE. Frozen is head in sand

  11. Just not designer? but we know you have/would.

  12. How do those people even sleep at night Greedy SOBs

  13. Male Donald Trump and Elon Musk pay their taxes. Then maybe the government will have enough money to pay for kids' healthcare.

  14. Boy some of that Ucraine blank check money is looking like would really help america instead huh?

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  16. Funny how they put a million dollar price on that really fast.

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  19. Yup. Whenever I see a new medical breakthrough, I just laugh. Only the wealthy can afford the new breakthroughs. They are meaningless to the overwhelming majority of Americans.