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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of reconciliation of tax expense computed at the statutory federal rate and the Company's tax expense
The following table presents a reconciliation of the tax expense computed at the statutory federal rate and the Company's tax expense for the periods presented (in thousands of dollars):

 
Year Ended December, 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. federal taxes at statutory rate
$
(10,662
)
 
$
(11,459
)
 
$
(9,987
)
State tax (net of federal benefit)
20

 
(30
)
 
5

Permanent differences
153

 
96

 
64

Incentive stock options
1,095

 
789

 
672

Tax credits
(677
)
 
(581
)
 
(461
)
Change in valuation allowance
10,071

 
11,185

 
9,707

Total
$

 
$

 
$

Schedule of significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands of dollars):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Deferred tax assets:
 

 
 

 
 

Net operating loss carryforwards
$
61,674

 
$
52,262

 
$
41,971

Research and development credits
3,174

 
2,497

 
1,916

Stock-based compensation
2,847

 
1,825

 
826

Genzyme co-promotion agreement

 
330

 
995

Accruals, deferred rent and other
4,511

 
4,698

 
3,381

Gross deferred tax assets
72,206

 
61,612

 
49,089

Valuation allowance
(65,975
)
 
(55,101
)
 
(43,439
)
Net deferred tax assets
6,231

 
6,511

 
5,650

Deferred tax liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

Property and equipment
(1,180
)
 
(1,215
)
 
(60
)
In-process research and development
(5,051
)
 
(5,296
)
 
(5,590
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
(6,231
)
 
(6,511
)
 
(5,650
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
(6,231
)
 
(6,511
)
 
(5,650
)
Net deferred taxes
$

 
$

 
$

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands of dollars):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period
$
1,871

 
$
1,571

 
$
727

Gross increases—tax position in prior period

 

 
548

Gross decreases—tax position in prior period

 

 

Gross increases—current period tax position
351

 
300

 
296

Lapse of statute of limitations

 

 

Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period
$
2,222

 
$
1,871

 
$
1,571