CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) today reported that preliminary fourth-quarter revenue was $1.08 billion, compared with $1.17 billion in the same period in 2008. For the year, revenue was $4.5 billion compared with $4.6 billion in 2008. Excluding the Genetic Disease business, which was affected by a product supply interruption, fourth-quarter revenue grew 24 percent compared with the same period in 2008 and full-year revenue grew 15 percent.
