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Human Gene Therapy
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American Society of Gene Therapy
Welcome to the American Society of Gene Therapy Web site. We are in the process of redesigning the ASGT web site to better suit the Societies members and the visitors. Your comments and suggestions are welcome! [eng]
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Gene therapy: potential applications in clinical transplantation
Gene therapy continues to offer much hope for the future treatment of a variety of clinical conditions. The development of tailored, novel gene transfer vectors will improve the efficiency and stability of therapeutic gene expression in the many settings of gene therapy. [eng]
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Gene Therapy
What is gene therapy?
How does gene therapy work?
What is the current status of gene therapy research?
What factors have kept gene therapy from becoming an effective treatment for genetic disease?
What are some recent developments in gene therapy research?
What are some of the ethical considerations for using gene therapy?
Gene therapy links [eng]
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Gene Therapy home page
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European Society of Gene Therapy
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Gene Therapy - An Overview
Each of us carries about half a dozen defective genes. We remain blissfully unaware of this fact unless we, or one of our close relatives, are amongst the many millions who suffer from a genetic disease. About one in ten people has, or will develop at some later stage, an inherited genetic disorder, and approximately 2,800 specific conditions are known to be caused by defects (mutations) in just one of the patient's genes. Some single gene disorders are quite common - cystic fibrosis is found in one out of every 2,500 babies born in the Western World - and in total, diseases that can be traced to single gene defects account for about 5% of all admissions to children's hospitals. [eng]
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