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Gene Therapy GlossaryLearn the terminology of Gene Therapy- In Defense of Somatic Gene TherapyIn favor of the necessity of somatic gene therapy based on the expression of autonomy and beneficence.
- Gene Doping in SportsGenetic engineering has reached a point where it will soon become possible to create the perfect athlete using this technology. The only problem is the ethics of genetic therapy on humans and the possible unfair edge one could gain through these methods.
- Gene Therapy: A Brief OverviewGene therapy is nowadays used for curing diseases as well as some constituents necessary for our body. So, let us know some things about gene therapy.
- What is Gene Therapy?In principle, gene therapy is simple: putting corrective genetic material into cells to alleviate the symptoms of the disease. In practice, delivery of gene to the nucleus of the targeted cells is quite challenging.
- Debate on Gene TherapyThe issue of gene therapy is very controversial for many different reasons, as described here.
- Gene Therapy May Be the Basis for Chronic Pain Relief in the Future, Study FindsGene therapy may be the basis for pain relief in the near future and your doctor may be prescribing it soon.
- PET Scans Prove Gene Therapy Works on Parkinson's DiseaseThere were 12 patients in the study and the brain scans showed that not only did the gene therapy return the brain function to normal, but the function was still normal a year later.
- Gene Therapy Developed for Children with ALDAdrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an incurable and deadly disease afflicting primarily young boys. Now there is hope for a cure through gene therapy.
MIT Researchers Develop Better Way to Deliver Gene TherapyResearchers at MIT have taken a big step toward developing safe and effective methods for gene therapy. They have found a way to refine the ability of biodegradable polymersto deliver the genes- Gene Therapy Halted by FDA Due to a Patient's DeathA patients' death has prompted a hold on an investigational clinical trial by the FDA.
- Gene Therapy of Parkinson's Disease Shows Promise for PatientsUsing a virus altered to carry a specific therapeutic gene, researchers have successfully completed a phase I trial of 12 Parkinson's Disease patients.
- Hereditary Eye Diseases: Gene Therapy Cure Achromatopsia and Leber's Congenital AmaurocisHealth retina has photoreceptors: Rods and cones. Researchers cured achromatopsia in mice by injecting a harmless virus delivered corrective genes. Robert Johnson received the first gene therapy, cure a type of hereditary blindness.
- New Gene Therapy Treatment for Blindness"It will be many months before we have the full picture. We anticipate the best outcome in younger patients, as we will be treating the disease in the early stages of its development"
- RPE65 Gene Therapy to Cure a Type of BlindnessLeber's congenital amaurosis genetic eye disease characterized total or partial blindness, defect RPE65 gene: Develops at birth or within first few years of life. Inserting healthy RPE65 gene cure for LCA.
- Genetic Therapy: The Future is NowAn article discussing the benefits of genetic therapy.
Father of Gene Therapy Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Jail for Molesting a Young GirlW. French Anderson is a pioneer of molecular biology, professor of biochemistry and pediatrics, and more importantly the father of gene therapy.
Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against MelanomaA newly discovered technique of gene therapy may be applicable to other cancers, too, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
A Novel Micro-RNA (miRNA) Regulated Transgene Expression System: Implications for Gene TherapyGene therapy is used to correct defective genes involved in disease. An obstacle however, is the inactivation gene products by the immune system. A recent article in Nature Medicine describes a novel system to overcome this hurdle.
Nanotech Robots Open New Gene Therapy Via BloodRNA interference is new gene therapy treatment using tiny robots to deliver treatment directly to tumors.- Gene Therapy: Simple Principles but Difficult TasksIn principle, gene therapy is simple: putting corrective genetic material into cells to alleviate the symptoms of the disease. In practice, delivery of gene to the nucleus of the targeted cells is quite challenging.
- New Research Shows Promise of Sufferers of Tay-Sachs and Similar DisordersThe latest research from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania shows some hope for developing gene therapy treatments for congenital disorders like Tay-Sachs disease.
- Philadelphia Hospital Tests Gene Therapy on Blood VesselsIt is still in the early stages of testing, being done in cell cultures, but it is already showing promise.
- Has the Answer to Cancer Been Found?A Spanish cancer research specialist and some Chinese doctors are saying that gene therapy using the p53 gene could be what it takes to eradicate cancer.
