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gene therapy

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gene therapy
n.
The treatment of certain disorders, especially those caused by genetic anomalies or deficiencies, by introducing specific engineered genes into a patient's cells.
gene therapy
The treatment of a disorder or disease, especially one caused by the inheritance of a defective gene, by replacing defective genes with healthy ones through genetic engineering.


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Lee Sweeney's first study showing that gene therapy could enhance mouse muscle.
Gene doping": will athletes go for the ultimate high? by Brownlee, Christen / Science News
Castro, who are currently conducting gene therapy research at the University of Manchester, will take over an entire floor of the medical center's new research pavilion in July.
Cedars-Sinai to Create Gene Technology for Licensing by DARMIENTO, LAURENCE / Los Angeles Business Journal
Scientists tinkering with gene therapy think they have found a way to make bad hearts grow their own bypasses.
GENE THERAPY MAY AID HEART BYPASSES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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