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.