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What is our immune system made up of?
Our immune system is important for maintaining immunity in the body and preventing infections. It is made up of variety of body cells and proteins. Infact the first barrier to infection is the skin and the mucus membranes that line the nose, lungs and intestines. Our environment contains lot of bacteria and viruses.
Our immune system is important for maintaining immunity in the body and preventing infections. It is made up of variety of body cells and proteins. Infact the first barrier to infection is the skin and the mucus membranes that line the nose, lungs and intestines. Our environment contains lot of bacteria and viruses.
Gene Therapy
What is gene therapy?
In patients with genetic disorders due to mutation in a gene, the defective gene leads to a disease. With gene therapy the correct genes are infused inside the body or into patient?s stem cells in the laboratory by piggybacking them on a non-functional virus. Once the genes are inserted into the cells, these cells are infused into the patients to restore the genetic defect.
In patients with genetic disorders due to mutation in a gene, the defective gene leads to a disease. With gene therapy the correct genes are infused inside the body or into patient?s stem cells in the laboratory by piggybacking them on a non-functional virus. Once the genes are inserted into the cells, these cells are infused into the patients to restore the genetic defect.
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