Advanced Textbook On Gene Transfer, Gene Therapy And Genetic Pharmacology: Principles, Delivery And Pharmacological And Biomedical Applications Of Nucleotide-Based Therapies (Second Edition)

This unique advanced textbook provides a clear and comprehensive overview of Gene delivery, gene therapy and genetic pharmacology, with descriptions of the main gene transfer vectors and a set of selected therapeutic applications, along with safety considerations. The second edition features new ground-breaking material on genome editing using the recently discovered CRISPR/ CAs9 system and on cancer immunotherapy by car-t cells. It also presents the historical milestone of Gene therapy application in the field of severe combined immunodeficiency, and other fields of Gene therapy and molecular medicine. The use of Gene transfer is exponentially growing in the scientific and medical communities for day-to-day cell Biology experiments and Swift development of Gene therapy, which is already revolutionizing medicine. In this advanced textbook, more than 30 leading scientists come together to explore these topics. This educational introduction provides the background material needed to further explore the subject as well as relevant research literature