One of the major challenges facing gene therapy – a way to treat disease by replacing a patient’s defective genes with healthy ones – is… Read more
Tag: gene therapy
New Genome Center to Advance Precision Medicine and Immunotherapy
The UPMC Genome Center is a unique facility that supports clinical diagnostics and research initiatives in precision medicine and immunotherapy. The center was established with… Read more
Pitt Scientist Sets Sights on Gene Editing to Improve Vision
Inherited retinal degeneration affects about one out of every 2,000 people worldwide and severely impacts quality of life. Due to mutated genes, this disorder causes… Read more