Indian Journal of Dental Research

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Year
: 2007  |  Volume : 18  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 196--200

Principles of gene therapy


Biju Mammen, T Ramakrishnan, Uma Sudhakar, Vijayalakshmi 
 Department of Periodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Maduravoyal, Chennai, India

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Biju Mammen
Department of Periodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Maduravoyal, Chennai
India

Genes are specific sequences of bases that encode instructions to make proteins. When genes are altered so that encoded proteins are unable to carry out their normal functions, genetic disorders can result. Gene therapy is designed to introduce genetic material into cells to compensate for abnormal genes or to make a beneficial protein. This article reviews the fundamentals in gene therapy and its various modes of administration with an insight into the role of gene therapy in Periodontics and future percepts and the technical and ethical issues of using gene therapy.


How to cite this article:
Mammen B, Ramakrishnan T, Sudhakar U, Vijayalakshmi. Principles of gene therapy.Indian J Dent Res 2007;18:196-200


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Mammen B, Ramakrishnan T, Sudhakar U, Vijayalakshmi. Principles of gene therapy. Indian J Dent Res [serial online] 2007 [cited 2023 Mar 26 ];18:196-200
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