title: [Gene therapy].
abstract: Gene therapy is a young scientific discipline, full of promises. Recently a major success was encountered through the correction of the SCID-X1 genetic defect in affected children. Gene therapy is also successfully developing in experimental oncology.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Biologie et de Médecine Moléculaires (I.B.M.M.), Gosselies, U.L.B.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demonté
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Lint
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burny
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D016511:Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy