New Gene Therapies Could Change Hemophilia Forever

At last week's American Society of Hemophilia conference, Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONCE) and BioMarin (NASDAQ: BMRN) presented promising data for gene therapy drugs that could change the way hemophilia is treated, making patients' lives significantly easier and safer.

In this clip from Industry Focus: Healthcare, analysts explain how the drugs work and why they're so exciting, how the gene therapy differs from the current standard of care, the difference between Spark's SPD-8011 and BioMarin's BMN 270, which company investors might want to take a closer look at, why Spark's share price fell after the company reported encouraging data at the conference, and more.

A full transcript follows the video.

Source: Fool.com