Gene Therapy

Gene Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
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Gene therapy is an experimental treatment that involves introducing genetic material into a person’s cells to fight or prevent disease (see Question 2).
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Gene therapy is a term used to describe 'inserting' or somehow 'giving' a person the normal gene that they are missing, or replacing a gene that is defective in some way. One disease where gene therapy has been utilized is known as SCID.
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Gene therapy
Specific genes in your body might direct cells to manufacture substances that help reduce inflammation or protect your joints. The goal of gene therapy is to increase the production of these protective substances.
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GENE THERAPY: Any of a number of experimental treatments in which cell genes are altered.
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Gene therapy looks increasingly promising as a treatment for retinitis pigmentosa in Usher syndrome, although it is still many years away.
This article was last medically reviewed by Dr Rob Hicks in December 2005.
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Treatment that alters a gene. In studies of gene therapy for cancer, researchers are trying to improve the body's natural ability to fight the disease or to make the cancer cells more sensitive to other kinds of therapy.
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Gene therapy seems elegantly simple in its concept: supply the human body with a gene that can correct a biological malfunction that causes a disease.
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The first gene therapy was done successfully in humans in 1990 by W. French Anderson, R. Michael Blaese and Kenneth W. Culver who infused genetically engineered blood cells to repair an immune deficiency disorder: adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency.
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angiogenic gene therapy treatment Investigational treatment delivers a growth factor gene to diseased portions of the coronary arteries, triggering the production of a protein that stimulates the growth of new blood vessels; ...
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Other treatments are being tested, including gene therapy, which involves using an inhaled spray to deliver normal copies of the cystic fibrosis gene to the lungs.
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In addition, researchers are experimenting with gene therapy. Already, attempts to transfer a healthy copy of the cystic fibrosis gene to the lungs of mice have been successful. Experiments with gene therapy in humans should soon be underway.
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They may even be able to use gene therapy to rapidly remove plaques. Until then, you'll just have to stick to the basics: a healthy lifestyle, low blood pressure, and low cholesterol levels.
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Since the mutant genes in this genetic disorder have been identified, gene therapy also appears very promising. The problem is figuring out how to deliver the new genes to the retina.
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Other treatments under investigation for epidermolysis bullosa include protein and gene therapy.
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Advances in suppositories, injectable medications, implants, and vacuum devices have expanded the options for men seeking treatment for ED. These advances have also helped increase the number of men seeking treatment. Gene therapy for ED is now being ...
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The genetic form is treated with supplemental antitrypsin administered by infusion or by a gene therapy technique that uses T cells (special immune cells that identify diseased or deformed cells) to deliver it to the desired cell sites.
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The use of biphosphonates in children with OI is currently being researched with some promising results. Other medical interventions including bone marrow transplant, the use of growth hormone, and gene therapy are also under investigation.
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Growth factors such as G-CSF may boost the production of white cells. Bone marrow transplantation is currently the only long-term cure for the bone marrow disease in Fanconi anemia. Gene therapy trials are in progress.
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