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gene therapy
noun
medical : a way of treating some disorders and diseases that usually involves replacing bad copies of genes with other genes
Full Definition of GENE THERAPY
: the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease-fighting function
— gene therapist noun
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First Known Use of GENE THERAPY
1971
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gene therapy
noun
Medical Definition of GENE THERAPY
: the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease-fighting function (as the destruction of tumor cells)
—gene therapist noun
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