Gene and Cell Therapy : Therapeutic Mechanisms and Strategies

The Most Comprehensive, State-of-the-Art Book on Using Gene and Cell Therapy in Clinical Medicine Gene and Cell Therapy: Therapeutic Mechanisms and Strategies, Fifth Edition presents extensive background and basic information, state-of-the-art technologies, important achievements, and lingering challenges in the fields of gene and cell therapies.The fifth edition of this bestseller continues to provide the most comprehensive coverage of these fields in one volume.Some chapters have expanded introductions, making the book even more suitable for classroom use.This edition also offers more material on the contributors’ research efforts as well as current technologies, disease targets, and clinical applications.Divided into four sections, the book covers: Delivery systems and therapeutic strategies Other therapeutic strategies, including technologies that knock down gene expression Gene expression, regulation, and detection Gene and cell therapies, disease targets, clinical trials, and reg