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Topic: Gene Therapy

Related:
  Therapy    Gene  
  Massage Therapy    Physical Therapy  
  Occupational Therapy    Group Therapy  
  Hormone Replacement Therapy    Family Therapy  
  Radiation Therapy    Speech Therapy  
  Art Therapy    Music Therapy  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite possession(s):Smallpox vaccine
Currently has on their coffee table:New Scientist,  Men's Health magazine
Favorite activity(s):Taking drugs
Favorite body part(s):Skin,  Lungs,  Heart
Interest(s):Biology,  Science,  Chemistry
Favorite great thinker(s):Richard Dawkins
Medical note(s):Undergoing therapy,  Has cancer,  Infected with HIV
Ultimate fantasy(s):Cloning themselves
Worst habit(s):Drinking
Membership(s):Greenpeace
Favorite quote(s):"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying." - Woody Allen (1935-)
"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life
 
 
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

 Gene therapy for myocardial angiogenesis : initial clinical results with direct myocardial injection of phVEGF165 as sole therapy for myocardial ischemia.
Gene therapy also may be of little use in treating medical problems that have no genetic cause, such as broken bones or wounds caused by an accident.
By identifying this gene scientists hope to develop new therapies to fight obesity.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

 Understanding the variants of each important gene will lead to a much more clear understanding of human genetic diversity and to a whole new realm of genetic diagnostics and potential therapies.
A new journal covering relevant information on gene therapies and other genomics-based approaches to disease diagnosis and therapeutic intervention.
Gene therapy is the process by which DNA sequences encoding specific genes are delivered to cells with the goal of treating or curing disease.
David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

 The gene therapy unit was opened in the hospital to allow clinical trials for patients unsuitable for bone marrow transplant, the only current treatment for certain conditions.
Gene therapy was used to protect trout from viral infection that kills millions of them every year.
Gene therapy also holds the potential to provide patient-friendly treatment regimens for a variety of diseases.
 
 
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