Gene and cell therapy in South Africa: Current status and future prospects.
S Afr Med J
; 109(8b): 12-16, 2019 Sep 10.
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| ID: mdl-31662143
ABSTRACT
South Africa has a high disease burden resulting from communicable and non-communicable diseases. Current therapeutic interventions rarely result in a cure and the associated lifelong treatment places a considerable strain on an overburdened health sector. Gene and cell therapies present novel alternatives to disease management, offering the promise of a single treatment and a lifelong cure. Although challenges remain, investment in the field has started to bear fruit, with a number of gene and cell therapeutics reaching the market in the past decade. To take full advantage of these developments, it is important that a proactive approach to nurturing appropriate human and material resources is adopted in the country.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terapia Genética
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Terapia Baseada em Transplante de Células e Tecidos
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
S Afr Med J
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article