Company: Fungus likely caused gene trial death

Targeted Genetics officials anticipate that the cause of death of a subject in their gene therapy clinical trial in July will be disseminated histoplasmosis -- a fungal infection -- and not connected to the trial drug, H. Stewart Parker, CEO of Targeted Genetics, told The Scientist. The finding will be announced at the Monday (September 17) National Institutes of Health Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee meeting. "We believe strongly that it's very unlikely that this drug had anything to do wi