Genome editing with the use of TALENs – the artificial restriction enzymes – was employed for the world first time to cure acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. TALENs helped to modify T cells obtained from a healthy donor in order to beat cancer cells, remaining invisible to immune system and immunosuppres...
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By David Gamero Ledo, Elżbieta Świętek & Klaudia Polakowska,
Centre for Innovation, Technology Transfer and University Development, Jagiellonian University
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The idea of gene therapy as a real therapeutic option began over 20 years ago. Since that time, there have been numerous moments of hope and disappointment that repeatedly changed the general opinion about this novel way of treatment. Today, together with advancements in human genomics, gene therapy ...
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