The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

If one were to believe the news media, gene therapy is both a scientific failure and unsafe. Research conducted by Cavazzana-Calvo et al provides an example of the exciting results that are starting to be obtained in human gene therapy clinical trials. The researchers have successfully treated with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2000-04, Vol.288 (5466), p.627-629
1. Verfasser: Anderson, W. French
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antigens
Bone marrow
Case studies
Cell growth
Clinical trials
Disease
Experimentation
Gene therapy
Immunologic diseases
Patients
Perspectives
Retroviral vectors
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Stem cells
Success
T lymphocytes
Young Children
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Zusammenfassung:If one were to believe the news media, gene therapy is both a scientific failure and unsafe. Research conducted by Cavazzana-Calvo et al provides an example of the exciting results that are starting to be obtained in human gene therapy clinical trials. The researchers have successfully treated with gene therapy two infants suffering from inherited severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID).
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.288.5466.627