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Gene therapy

Are we nearly there yet?

Gene therapy — curing disease by genetic engineering — has been on the research agenda for more than 30 years. Now, after years of false dawns and disappointments, we are seeing the first real successes. At last, patients are being cured of life-threatening diseases by genetic manipulation. This article considers the problems and prospects for this technology.

Andrew Read

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Gain of function

Gene augmentation

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