Brain Gene Therapy
New Gene Delivery Technique Thwarts Blood-Brain Barrier
Published in Cancer Weekly, June 27th, 2000
This new approach could provide a treatment option for patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, brain cancer, and AIDS, as well as genetic disorders such as Tay-Sachs and Gaucher's disease.
The findings were published in the June 5, 2000, issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Gene therapy of the brain has historically been hampered by the presence of the blood-brain barrier - the capillary wall that prevents the brain's uptake of therapeutic...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2000-06-27)
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