Gene therapy: An overview

Gene therapy "the use of genes as medicine" involves the transfer of a therapeutic or working copy of a gene into specific cells of an individual in order to repair a faulty gene copy. The technique may be used to replace a faulty gene, or to introduce a new gene whose function is to cure...

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Main Authors: Sudip Indu, Venkatapathy Ramesh, Nirima Oza, Karthikshree V Prashad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Orofacial Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2013;volume=5;issue=2;spage=83;epage=87;aulast=Indu