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This will be the first comprehensive volume on gene therapy in muscles, and most of the existing titles that touch on this or related subjects are published by Springer and listed above
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Muscle disease represents an important health threat to the general population. There is essentially no cure. Gene therapy holds great promise to correct the genetic defects and eventually achieve full recovery in these diseases. Significant progresses have been made in the field of muscle gene therapy over the last few years. The development of novel gene delivery vectors has substantially enhanced specificity and efficiency of muscle gene delivery. The new knowledge on the immune response to viral vectors has added new insight in overcoming the immune obstacles. Most importantly, the field has finally moved from small experimental animal models to human patients. This book will bring together the leaders in the field of muscle gene transfer to provide an updated overview on the progress of muscle gene therapy. It will also highlight important clinical applications of muscle gene therapy.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Muscle Gene Therapy
Editors: Dongsheng Duan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1207-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8524-8Published: 09 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-1207-7Published: 26 November 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 275
Topics: Human Genetics, Developmental Biology, Immunology, Virology