Gene therapy

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Gene therapy

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What is gene therapy?
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How does gene therapy work?
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What is the difference between gene therapy of
somatic and germ-line cells
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What is the current status of gene therapy
research?
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What factors have kept gene therapy from becoming
an effective treatment for genetic disease?
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Some recent developments in gene therapy research
aim to treat the following diseases. Find
information on what is being done
Parkinson's disease
Huntington's disease
Thalassaemia
Cystic fibrosis
X-SCID (sever combined immunodeficiency)
Sickle cell
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What are some of the ethical considerations for
using gene therapy?
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What are the issues surrounding saviour
siblings?
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First saviour siblings, next designer babies..
Whats the problem?