The promise of gene therapy in gastrointestinal and liver diseases.

PRIETO J; HERRAIZ M; SANGRO B; QIAN C; MAZZOLINI G; MELERO I; RUIZ J

GUT - AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEOROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

B M J PUBLISHING GROUP

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2003 p. 49 - 54

0017-5749

Gene therapy consists of the transfer of genetic material to cells to achieve a therapeutic goal. In the field of gastroenterology and hepatology gene therapy has produced considerable expectation as a potential tool in the management of conditions that lack effective therapy including non-resectable neoplasms of the liver, pancreas and gastrointestinal tract, chronic viral hepatitis unresponsive to interferon therapy, liver cirrhosis, and inflammatory bowel disease