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Gene therapy is a significant medical breakthrough because it allows doctors to treat a disease before it becomes chronic or even reverse damage done by a chronic disease. It also allows for the treatment of diseases with no cure prior to gene therapy.
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Inserting working copies of a gene directly into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder is called what?
Gene TherapyGenetic disorders are caused by an abnormality in person's DNA.
Why do you need gene therapy?
gene therapy is when a faulty gene is repaired or replaced
Difference between gene therapy and protein therapy?
at the gene level gene therapy is done and at the the protein level protein therapy is done
What is the main idea employed in gene therapy?
Gene therapy involves artificially transferring genes from one organism to another. Gene therapy has been suggested as a corrective therapy to correct medical conditions characterized by the deficiency of essential proteins (hormones, enzymes) in the body. What gene therapy essentially does is to supplement the genome of the patient with genes that will then code for the missing proteins, thus restoring balance and curing the medical condition. Although the approach seems fairly straight forward, researchers have encountered several obstacles (both scientific and ethical) along the way. Currently, gene therapy has taken a back seat with the advent of cell replacement therapy as an alternative cure for diseases like type 2 diabetes.
What do gene technology uses?
MEDLINEplus: Genes and Gene Therapy - Access news, information from the National Institutes of Health, clinical trials information, research, and more.Recombinant DNA and Gene Transfer - National Institutes of Health GuidelinesQuestions and Answers about Gene Therapy - A fact sheet from the National Cancer Institute.Introduction to Gene Therapy - An overview by Access Excellence.Gene Therapy and Children - From KidsHealth for Parents.Pioneering gene treatment gives frail toddler a new lease of lifeGenetic modification - An overview of gene therapyHow to Turn on a Gene - An article from WiredMagazine.How Viruses Are Used in Gene Therapy - From The DNA Files, a series of radio programs from SoundVision Productions.Human Gene Therapy: Present and Future - A Human Genome News article.Ethical Issues in Human Gene Therapy - A Human Genome News article.Virtual Library on Genetics: Gene TherapyGene Therapy - A NewsHour with Jim Lehrer transcript covering the death of gene therapy patient, Jesse Gelsinger (February 2, 2000).Animations from the Tokyo Medical University Department of Pediatrics Genetics Study Group Animations of Induction of Genes (Gene Therapy)Animations of Problems in Gene TherapyThis is general information.
A technique that involves putting a healthy copy of a gene into cells that have a defective copy of the same gene?
gene therapy.
How could gene therapy be used to treat cancer?
With the help of Gene therapy we can replace or supress the cancer gene
When was gene therapy on allowed?
in 1989 us approve gene therapy exprement on human
What 'tools' are used in gene therapy?
Viral vectors are the tools used in gene therapy.
Gene therapy which includes the correction of defective genes is a significant part of the human genome project. Which of these is an application of the technique?
a new gene which codes for the protein that can repair defective genes is introduced.
How does gene therapy effect children?
Gene therapy effects children by helping to cure disease and to lengthen lives. Gene therapy can also be used to eliminate diseases that are inherited.
What is a goal of gene therapy?
The main goal of the Genetherapy is to correct the defective genes. There are 4 types of gene therapy .they are1. Somatic Gene therapy and another is 2.Germ line gene therapy 3.Enhancement genetic engineering4. Eugenic genetic engineering.
