Gene therapy for neurological disorders.
It is very likely that genetic therapies will soon be established for a number of diseases and injuries of the central nervous system. The targets for these therapies will not only be the underlying causative genes, but also neurotrophic factors that affect the survival and function of neurons as well as aberrant secondary metabolic and neurotransmitter functions.
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Center for Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
D000818:Animals; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans