Gene Therapy of Autoimmune Diseases

• Main Author: Prud’homme, Gérald J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: Medical Intelligence Unit
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Immunology.; Biomedicine.; Human Genetics.

Autoimmune diseases are diverse and responsible for considerable morbidity. Their etiology remains largely unknown, and current therapy with anti-inflammatory drugs is prone to adverse effects, and rarely curative. New therapies with anti-cytokine antibodies or receptors are promising, but require f...