Asepects of Gene Therapy Crossword Puzzle

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• gene therapy: introduction of genes into existing cells
• ashanti desilva: became a healthy adult with an immune system that was able to fight off most infections
• germ line: type of gene therapy which therapeutic genes transferred into germ cells
• somatic cell: type of gene therapy which therapeutic genes transferred into somatic cells
• in vivo: direct delivery of genes into the cells of a particular tissue in the body
• in situ: where the carrier of the gene is injected to the patient either intravenously or directly to the tissues
• ex vivo: where the patients' cells are cultured in the laboratory, the new genes are infused in to the cells and modified genes are administered back to the patient
• gene gun: employs a high-pressure delivery system to shoot tissue wild gold or tungsten particles that are coated with dna
• microinjection: normally performed under a specialized optical microscope setup called a micromanipulator
• lipofection: a technique used to inject genetic materials into a cell by means of liposomes
• gene augmentation: most common form of gene therapy
• gene inhibition: done to block the overproduction of some protieins
• hemophilia: one of the genetic disorders, starts with h
• albinism: one of the genetic disorders, starts with a
• carol kruse: a professor of neurosurgery and member of the jonsson cancer center and the ucla brain research institute led the research on breast cancer
• breast cancer: it is the most common form of cancer in women
• scid: an abbreviation to the deficiency of adenosine deaminase enzyme
• cystic fibrosis: one of the genetic disorders, starts with c and f
• cancers: one of the acquired diseases
• transgenesis: it is what is called to the human genes microinjected to farm animals