BUZZ-BioMarin falls after genetic disease therapy shows mixed results in study
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** Shares of drugmaker BioMarin Pharmaceutical BMRN.O fall 2.3% to $50.65
** Co says its experimental treatment for a rare genetic condition did not meet one of the two main goals in a late-stage study
** BMRN was testing its enzyme replacement therapy called BMN 401 in children aged 1 to 12 years with ENPP1 deficiency, a rare, lifelong genetic condition
** Children with ENPP1 deficiency typically develop a type of rickets which causes weak bones and may cause pain and difficulty with movement
** BRMN says the trial did not show an improvement in a measure of the treatment's impact in children with rickets
** Including session's move, stock down 14.9% YTD
