title: [Gene therapy: actualities and prospects].
abstract: Gene therapy revolutionizes medicine by treating the causes of disease rather than the symptoms. This type of medicine would involve a therapeutic gene administered and a delivery system adapted to the targeted pharmaceutical objective. Although originally considered only as a treatment for inherited single-gene defects, gene therapy has also found applications in acquired illness, such as cardiovascular diseases. Finally, gene therapy requires stringent evaluation to see that it lives up to its enormous potential.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Libanaise. rani_azar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rania
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azar
authors.forename: Nermine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouchi
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Megarbane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005544:Forecasting; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000628:therapy; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016511:Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome