BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Announces Selection Of Factor VIII Gene Therapy Drug Development Candidate BMN 270 For The Treatment Of Hemophilia A

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SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Jan. 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq:BMRN) announced today that it has selected an AAV-factor VIII vector, BMN 270, to develop for the treatment of hemophilia A and has initiated IND-enabling studies. BioMarin expects to initiate clinical studies with BMN 270 in early 2015. The Company's gene therapy program for hemophilia A was originally licensed from University College London (UCL) and St. Jude Children's research Hospital in February 2013 and has since been developed at BioMarin's facilities.

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