New Gene Therapy Products – Part 1 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #746
New Gene Therapy Products – Part 1 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #746 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #746 for Pharma Veterans. 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. Photo Credit: Ivan Samkov Photo Credit: Google Images Gene therapy is among the newest modalities of treatment. It is still an experimental treatment that works by introducing genetic material into a person’s cell to fight or prevent disease. Gene Therapy is presently being tested for several diseases, such as autoimmune disorders, hemophilia, thalassemia, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and so on. In this treatment, a gene can be delivered to a cell using a carrier called ‘vector’. Mostly, viruses are used as vectors due to their innate ability ...