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View Post: New therapy injects healthy genes to treat medical problems
26 Nov 2009
Updated: 7:08 PM Nov 25, 2009. New therapy injects healthy genes to treat medical problems. There are more than 1500 gene therapy trials going on around the world to treat everything from Parkinson's to blindness to clogged arteries. ...
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View Post: Can Gene Therapy Treat Leber Congenital Amaurosis
24 Nov 2009 by admin  
In the year 2001, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Florida successfully brought vision in experimental blind dogs using gene therapy. In this process, genes from another person's body are replaced by the ...
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View Post: Clinical benefit of lentiviral gene therapy in two patients with a ...
25 Nov 2009 by Vincent Racaniello  
Lentiglobin gene transfer (HIV-based) permits integration of transferred genes into quiescent cells (many hematopoietic stem cells are non-dividing) that must be stably transduced for gene therapy with HCT to be successful. ...
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View Post: NewsDaily: Experts scan disease links with Chinese "gene map"
25 Nov 2009 by Tan Ee Lyn  
A large analysis of the genes of 8200 ethnic Chinese has revealed subtle genetic differences between inhabitants in northern China and southern China, and even between different Chinese dialect groups. ... 5, 2009 (Reuters) — Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the AIDS virus, a study published on Thursday showed. Copyright Reuters 2008. See Restrictions for more details. ...
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View Post: For Gene Therapy, Seeing Signs of a Resurgence
4 Nov 2009
Not long ago, gene therapy seemed troubled by insurmountable difficulties. After decades of hype and dashed hopes, many who once embraced the still-experimental idea of correcting genetic disorders by giving people new genes all but ...
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View Post: Missing Gene Tied To Bone Marrow Transplant Problems
23 Nov 2009 by admin  
Variation can cause donated cells to attack recipient's tissue, study finds Source: HealthDay. Related MedlinePlus Topics: Bone Marrow Transplantation, Genes and Gene Therapy, Immune System and Disorders (Source: MedlinePlus Health ...
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View Post: Gene Therapy Part I: HIV, the New Silver Bullet
Notes From the ...
8 Nov 2009 by Teramis   ...
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View Post: Health 101 » New Generation of Healing: Genes to the Rescue
4 Nov 2009 by admin  
Medication wasn't working, so she enrolled in a gene therapy trial. Doctors inject genes into the leg muscles. The hope — trigger the growth of new blood vessels. “Some of the results have been encouraging, and some of the results have ...
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