Pharmaceutical Representative, November 1st, 2000
TOPIC
Research and medical applications of genetic therapies
Learning Objectives
* Describe the impact of the Human Genome Project on medical research, and explain how information from the Human Genome Project can be used in drug development.
* Differentiate between the use of viral and nonviral vectors in gene therapy, and explain how antisense therapy works.
* Describe the uses of gene therapy in genetic disease and in cancer, the safety issues raised in gene therapy trials and the future of gene therapy.
* State how human stem cells are obtained and discuss the therapeutic potential f...
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