Kelly, Evelyn B.

Gene therapy / Evelyn B. Kelly. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007. - x, 198 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Health and medical issues today, 1558-7592 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-192) and index.

Gene therapy : a treatment for altered genes --
Medical and scientific issues in gene therapy --
Discoveries leading to gene therapy --
Successes and setbacks in the 1990s --
Single-gene recessive disorders --
Single-gene traits : dominant disorders --
X-linked disorders --
Multigene and traits influenced by environment --
Ethics issues and gene therapy --
Regulatory actions in the United States --
Gene therapy in other countries --
Social and religious issues --
The future of gene therapy.

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Gene therapy--Popular works.
Gene therapy--Moral and ethical aspects--Popular works.

RB155.8 / .K45 2007

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