Understanding Gene Therapy (Medical Perspectives (BIOS))

Gene therapy is a rapidly expanding area of research with current and potential applications in many different areas of medicine. Understand ing Gene Therapy fills the need for a readable and affordable introduc tion to this challenging and complex field. It explains exactly what g ene therapy is, and how genes are delivered and targeted. In addition, recent gene therapy trials and future applications as well as ethical and safety issues are discussed. This book is an ideal reference for undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in the life sciences, me dical students and researchers, and clinicians requiring an introducti on to the current and future potential of gene therapy.