Gene therapy
- Created by: olivia johnson
- Created on: 30-04-13 17:50
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- Gene therapy
- SOMATIC CELL GENE THERAPY
- adding genes
- faulty alleles are replaced by functioning gene(s) that can then produce correct polypeptides.
- killing specific cells
- using genetic techniques to make cancerous cells express the gene for cell surface antigens so that the immune system will recognise and destroy them
- adding genes
- GERMLINE CELL GENE THERAPY
- uses early embryo stem cells before specialisation can occur
- every cell in the grown organism contains a copy of the engineered gene
- can be passed on to offspring
- illegal and unethical
- used to treat genetic disorders
- SOMATIC CELL GENE THERAPY
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