Gene Therapy – A Current Review.

Abstract

Gene therapy is replacement of defective gene with normal gene product. Various methods for it have been evolved and many more are in womb of future. Genetic involvement in affection of life on earth was found more than a century ago. But its application in medical field has been possible in last few years only. Still gene therapy is in its very infant stage and various clinical trials are going on. To make gene therapy available for mass population with feasibility and safety, medical fraternity has to keep patient till the time when research and trials in genetic field will approve for it. In this review little light has been focused on recent gene therapy trials which indicate the forthcoming era of human genome and their applicability in various genetic disorders.