Gene and cell therapy in South Africa: Current status and future prospects.
S Afr Med J
; 109(8b): 12-16, 2019 Sep 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| 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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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Genetic Therapy
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Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
S Afr Med J
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
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