Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues
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ISBN: 9780321821652
Author: Michael D. Johnson
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Gene therapy is the process to insert the human genes into diseased human cells to treat or rectify the disease. With gene therapy, the specific gene mutations and its chromosomal locations can be diagnosed. Many genetic diseases, immunodeficiency diseases, hemophilia, and many other disorders can be cured. Gene therapy is successfully established and can help in fertility, gene doping, and human genetic engineering more precisely.
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