Gene Therapy Progress III – Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #520 by Asrar Qureshi
Gene Therapy Progress III – Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #520 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues! This is Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #520. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Continued from Previous…… It would have become clear by now that the most important link in the chain of gene therapy is the ‘Vector’. Vectors transport the genes or gene-modified cells to the target site in human body. We shall conclude this topic with a discussion on Vectors and the challenges faced by the gene therapy. In the earlier part, I had mentioned that viruses are the most favored vectors. McKinsey published a report recently about the ‘promise of viral vectors’, and I shall partake some portion from there. I shall try to stay away from heavy technicalities and keep it sim...