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Gene therapy does come with a few drawbacks that keep it from becoming a widespread treatment. · Gene therapy can only target certain mutations.
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These viruses often do not seek out the target cells, and sometimes they insert t hemselves into the wrong place in the DNA. The area that the virus targets may ...
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a negative immune system reaction · complications from inadvertently targeting the wrong cells · adverse effects associated with inserted genetic material ...
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Disadvantages: • Expensive: Gene therapy can be extremely pricey, making it inaccessible for some people. For example, Zolgensma, a gene therapy ...
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The effect of the gene therapy might last only for several weeks or months. A person with CF would probably need to be treated with the gene therapy repeatedly ...
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The good news is that most of these genetic changes (mutations) do not cause disease. But some inherited and acquired mutations can cause ...
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