GENE THERAPY, RECENT DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE PROSPECTS IN GASTROINTESTINAL ONCOLOGY: A REVIEW ARTICLE
AbstractThe introduction of nucleic acids into cells has as a purpose of medical condition or disease. Currently, gene therapy studies a broad range of potential therapeutic interventions, including the body’s immune reaction to tumours, new blood vessels in the heart to alleviate heart attacks and to stop HIV-replication in patients with AIDS1 .There is also renewed emphasis on the gene therapy of genetic diseases, such as haemophilia A and B, and cystic fibrosis. Human gene therapy experimentation raises many issues. In this review article, background of gene therapy, introduction, genetic diseases, gene function, germ line gene therapy, hurdles in gene therapy, methods for gene therapy, ex vivo, in vitro and in vivo-gene therapy, risks associated with gene therapy, have been given.
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558-574
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IJPSR
Kotla Ramya Sree and Mudavath Hanumanaik
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry KLE University College of Pharmacy, Vidyanagar, Hubli, Karnataka, India
ramyasree.kotla@yahoo.com
09 October, 2012
26 November, 2012
25 January, 2013
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.4(2).558-74
01 February, 2013
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