Gene Therapy
Published in 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-3-7692-3009-3 (ISBN)
Description
Recent breakthroughs in medical science have shown that many diseases have a genetic component, or complex genetic factors which may predispose a person to higher risk of illness. Attention now focuses on understanding the genetic basis of
disease with the ultimate goal of developing therapies which can alter or
replace disease causing genes.
Undoubtedly gene therapy will have an enormous impact on healthcare in the
future.
Written by a team of experts from a variety of
disciplines, and prestigious institutions in Europe and the US, Gene
Therapy considers in general terms the genetic basis of disease and gene
therapies. It also
concentrates in detail on specific genetic illnesses such as AIDS, cancer,
cardiovascular diseases and their
treatment.
disease with the ultimate goal of developing therapies which can alter or
replace disease causing genes.
Undoubtedly gene therapy will have an enormous impact on healthcare in the
future.
Written by a team of experts from a variety of
disciplines, and prestigious institutions in Europe and the US, Gene
Therapy considers in general terms the genetic basis of disease and gene
therapies. It also
concentrates in detail on specific genetic illnesses such as AIDS, cancer,
cardiovascular diseases and their
treatment.