9781639272501
Harvey Summers
American Medical Publishers
English
2021
Medical Genetics
240
$ 160.99
Gene therapy is a field of medicine which uses nucleic acids as drugs to treat diseases. The term nucleic acid refers to DNAs and RNAs. They are essential to all known forms of life. Gene therapy is also called human gene transfer. It is used in the treatment of many genetic disorders. Gene therapy focuses on fixing a genetic problem at the source. It can be used for recessive diseases and developing new strategies that are capable of treating conditions with a dominant pattern of inheritance. The ever growing need of advanced technology is the reason that has fueled the research in the field of gene therapy in recent times. This book is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts and emerging trends in this field. It aims to equip students and experts with the advanced topics and upcoming concepts in this area.