Gene therapy and pharmacological treatment of inherited neurological disorders.

doi:10.1016/S0167-7799(00)88898-8

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Gene therapy and pharmacological treatment of inherited neurological disorders.

Trends in biotechnology - 1 Jan 1995

Martin J B

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The identification of mutant genes responsible for inherited neurological disorders gives an opportunity to consider new approaches to their treatment. Although replacement of defective genes in postmitotic neurons is unlikely to be possible in the near future, the identification of gene products...

Topics

Alzheimer Disease
Brain Neoplasms
DNA, Mitochondrial
Genetic Therapy
Humans
Huntington Disease
Muscular Dystrophies
Mutation
Nervous System Diseases
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid

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