Adeno-associated virus for cystic fibrosis gene therapy
Gene therapy is an alternative treatment for genetic lung disease, especially monogenic disorders such as cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a severe autosomal recessive disease affecting one in 2500 live births in the white population, caused by mutation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conduc...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2011-11-01
|
Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011001100004 |