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![[-- gene therapy --]](Images/Terms/gene_the.gif)
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| defined: |
An evolving technique used to treat inheritied diseases. The medical procedure involves either replacing, manipulating, or supplementing nonfunctional genes with healthy genes.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Michael Blaese, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Clinical Gene Therapy Branch, defines gene therapy. |
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cDNA library, gene, genome, inherited, protein | |
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