people forming DNA strand Among the biggest challenges for gene therapies are making the medicines and ensuring their quality–some of the experimental treatments cost up to $250,000 or more to make for one patient in a clinical trial.(Photo: Shutterstock)

New therapies that may cure diseases caused by defective genes will get a faster path to approval by U.S. regulators, part of an effort by the Food and Drug Administration to keep pace with one of biotechnology's fastest-growing fields.

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