Somatic Gene Therapy
Author | : P.L. Chang |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2018-01-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781351093668 |
ISBN-13 | : 1351093665 |
Rating | : 4/5 (665 Downloads) |
Download or read book Somatic Gene Therapy written by P.L. Chang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As human gene therapy becomes a clinical reality, a new era in medicine dawns. Novel and innovative developments in molecular genetics now provide opportunities to treat the genetic bases of diseases often untreatable before. Somatic Gene Therapy documents these historical clinical trials, reviews current advances in the field, evaluates the use of the many different cell types and organs amenable to gene transfer, and examines the prospects of various exciting strategies for gene therapy.