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Hope - It's In Our Genes: Dr. Barry Byrne at TEDxUF 2013

Over the past 20 years, a revolution in medicine has been developing. Since the discovery of DNA, scientists have be a decoding the origins of human disease by understanding the genetic basis of a growing number of conditions. Completion of the human genome project and advances in methods for determining the sequence of DNA has set the stage for rapid diagnosis of even the most rare conditions, possibly even before there are symptoms. These advances are the basis for a new kind of molecular medicine know as gene therapy. Treatment of inherited disease using gene therapy is a type of personalized medicine which relies on the most specific type of therapy available. Successful studies in inherited blindness, neurodegenerative disease and muscular dystrophy have demonstrated the utility of this approach. Gene therapy is a powerful tool for the long-term treatment of inherited diseases. Barry Byrne, M.D., Ph.D. is a pediatric clinician scientist and rare disease expert who studies inherited muscle diseases. As a pediatric cardiologist, he has a unique perspective on diseases that affect both heart and skeletal muscle function. Dr. Byrne has devoted the past 15 years to establishing strategies for treatment of rare diseases using gene therapy. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)