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Gene Therapy

Gene Therapy. by Jin Su Kim & Jun Ho Kang. Index. What is Gene Therapy? How is Gene Therapy Done? Disadvantage and Advantage Benefits & Problems Ethical considerations. What is Gene Therapy?. Treatment of disorders by inserting genetic material inside the cell

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Gene Therapy

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  1. Gene Therapy by Jin Su Kim & Jun Ho Kang

  2. Index • What is Gene Therapy? • How is Gene Therapy Done? • Disadvantage and Advantage • Benefits & Problems • Ethical considerations

  3. What is Gene Therapy? • Treatment of disorders by inserting genetic material inside the cell • In 1990 Gene Therapy was first performed • Cure for Cancer and Genetic diseases

  4. How is Gene Therapy Done? • Inserting the Bio-engineered vectors: • Retroviruses • Adenoviruses • Methods: In vivo and Ex vivo

  5. Disadvantages Extreme Cost Immune response Chance of inducing a tumor Advantage Less painful Disadvantage and Advantage

  6. Benefits Free from diseases The babies can be born healthy Problems Social chaos Benefits & Problems

  7. Ethical considerations • What is normal and what is a disability or disorder, and who decides? • Are disabilities diseases? Do they need to be cured or prevented? • Does searching for a cure demean the lives of individuals presently affected by disabilities? • Preliminary attempts at gene therapy are exorbitantly expensive. Who will have access to these therapies? Who will pay for their use?

  8. Bibliography http://www.answers.com/gene+therapy?cat=health http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrT5BT_7HdI http://wwwold.ajou.ac.kr/~hemaonco/htm/genetherapy.htm http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/rac/cover.htm http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/gene http://science.jrank.org/pages/2963/Gene-Therapy-Ethical-considerations-in-gene-therapy.html

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