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Review
. 1991 Jun;1(1):54-9.
doi: 10.1016/0959-437x(91)80041-j.

Human gene therapy

I M Verma  1 , R K Naviaux
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Review

Human gene therapy

I M Verma et al. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 1991 Jun.

Abstract

Somatic cell gene therapy for the correction of many human genetic diseases is now technically possible. We review several methods of gene transfer that have been successfully used in animal studies, and discuss the promise and potential limitations of these methods in the treatment of human genetic diseases.

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