Human gene therapy See: gene therapy
Human Genome Initiative Collective name for several projects begun in 1986 by DOE to create an ordered set of DNA segments from known chromosomal locations, ...
Human gene therapy
Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect.
Related Terms:
Single-gene disorder
Hereditary disorder caused by a mutant allele of a single gene (e.g.
The biology of human gene therapy is very complex, and there are many techniques that still need to be developed and diseases that need to be understood more fully before gene therapy can be used appropriately.
Someday, human gene therapy - supplying genes to patients with missing or altered proteins - may become common practice. However, significant challenges remain. Moreover, risks and ethical concerns must be addressed.
 See also: DNA, Human, Gene therapy, Gene, Cells
  
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