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Nature 389, 239-242 (18 September 1997) | doi:10.1038/38410
Gene therapy - promises, problems and prospects
Inder M. Verma1 & Nikunj Somia1
In principle, gene therapy is simple: putting corrective genetic material into cells alleviates the symptoms of disease. In practice, considerable obstacles have emerged. But, thanks to better delivery systems, there is hope that the technique will succeed.
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