Gene Therapy at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Gene Therapy? Treatment that alters a gene. In studies of gene therapy for cancer, researchers are trying to improve the bodys natural ability to fight the disease or to make the cancer cells more sensitive to other kinds of therapy.

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