European Society of Gene & Cell Therapy--17th annual congress.
The 17th Annual Congress of the European Society of Gene & Cell Therapy, held in Hanover, Germany, included topics covering new developments in the field of stem cell therapy. This conference report highlights selected presentations on stem cell gene therapy and the use of stem cells in regenerative medicine. Investigational therapies discussed include Lenti-D (Genetix Pharmaceuticals Inc/INSERM) and LentiGlobin (Genetix), a lentiviral vector-based gene transfer system containing either a human beta-globin gene or a hybrid A-gamma/beta-globin gene.
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Catholic University of Leuven, Centre for Transgene Technology and Gene Therapy, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. marinee.chuah@med.kuleuven.ac.be
D000818:Animals; D005060:Europe; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*