- Institution/s: Universidad de Saarbrücken, Université d'Artois
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 112
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Cristina ADRADA RAFAEL, Elena Irene ZAMORA RAMÍREZ, Marie-Hélène GARCIA, Rosario HERRERO
- Creation / modification date: 01-03-2014
- Term: gene therapy
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: Treatment of medical disorders by the delivery of therapeutic genes into the appropriate cellular targets.
- Context: Gene therapy requires three steps to be successful: transduction (transfection), transcription, and translation.
- Notes: Gene therapy came about as the direct result of the extraordinary rapid development of several scientific disciplines, such as medicine, molecular and cellular biology, and virology.
- Weighting mark: nor
- Sources:
- Term: EMERY, A. E. H. (2009). Elementos de genética médica. Barcelona. Elsevier.
- Definition: NOVO VILLAVERDE, F. J. (2007). Genética Humana, Pearson Higher Education. ISBN: 978-84-8322-35-98
- Context: NOVO VILLAVERDE, F. J. (2007). Genética Humana, Pearson Higher Education. ISBN: 978-84-8322-35-98
- Expression: NOVO VILLAVERDE, F. J. (2007). Genética Humana, Pearson Higher Education. ISBN: 978-84-8322-35-98
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