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The abrupt dissolution of a blank-check merger on Thursday points to more trouble for the already deflated gene therapy field.

Amicus Therapeutics called off a planned spinout of its gene therapy division via a combination with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The $600 million deal, announced five months ago, would have created a new publicly traded gene therapy company called Caritas Therapeutics.

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