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Genes
Are small segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which are considered the biological units of heredity.
Cells
Basic building blocks of all living things.
Gene
Therapy
An experimental technique that uses
genes
to treat or prevent
diseases.
Approaches in
Gene
Therapy
1.) Gene
Modification
2.) Gene
Transfer
Method
3.) Gene
Transfer
to
Specific
Line
4.) Adoption of
Genetic
Engineering
Gene Augmentation
Therapy
This technique involves adding DNA that contains a functional version of the lost gene back in the cell.
Gene
Inhibition
Therapy
Is used to transfer a gene whose product either inhibits the expression of another gene or interferes with the activity of a product of another gene.
Gene
Inhibition
Therapy
Suitable for the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer.
Killing
of
Specific
Cells
The aim of this approach is to insert a gene into a diseased cell that causes the cell to die.
Suicide
Gene
Produces highly toxic products which ultimately kill the cell or the inserted DNA
Stem Cells
Are cells capable of developing into different types of cells in the body and play a vital role in the repair system of the body.
Stem
Cell
Therapy
Any treatment that uses cells for the treatment of several diseases or disorders.