HC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Viral Vector
12 Oct 2016
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Definition an experimental treatment that involves into genetic material into a person"s cells to fight Gene therapy can be applied to both. Gene therapy is complicated in can be performed in a variety of ways. First gene therapy trial 4 year old girl with ada (adenosine deaminase deficiency) Only disease cured by gene therapy thus far. Gene therapy in which the purpose of the genes is to destroy cancer cells or force them to revert back to normal tissue. Deliver viral or bacterial genes as a form of vaccination. Usain bolt: within 0. 1 second of fastest time for 100m dash. To reduce risk of passing on a fatal genetic disease. Sperm mediated gene transfer bacteria sperm. Isolated gene from a silk spinning spider. Mosquitoes reduce mosquito species that carry avian malaria. Mice: introduce gene altered mice that prevent bird harming mice from producing female offspring.
