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FDA grants approval to Ultragenyx for its inaugural gene therapy.

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The FDA approval of Genglycos marks a major milestone for Ultragenyx, being its first gene therapy and potentially increasing revenue significantly due to the high cost per patient.

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FDA granted accelerated approval to Genglycos, Ultragenyx’s first gene therapy and the first FDA‑approved treatment for GSDIa. That turns a tiny, previously untreatable patient pool into a clear commercial path. The market has already cheered with an ~8.7% premarket pop, but RARE’s RSI is 30.53, so the move isn’t obviously stretched. Analysts flag a $2.7M wholesale acquisition cost and model ~$362M peak sales, which implies real upside versus a 1,500–2,500 U.S. patient base. We lean bullish. Approval plus high per-patient pricing and a 10‑year monitoring commitment create durable optionality, but expect volatile, binary news flow and tighten sizing accordingly.

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