Gene therapy is the use of genetic material to treat disease.
gene therapy in British English
noun
the replacement or alteration of defective genes in order to prevent the occurrence of such inherited diseases as haemophilia. Effected by genetic engineering techniques, it is still at the experimental stage
gene therapy in American English
the experimental treatment of a disease by the use of techniques associated with genetic engineering, as to modify or replace the disease-causing genes of certain cells
Examples of 'gene therapy' in a sentence
gene therapy
The initial clinical study will investigate whether the gene therapy is safe.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Targeted gene therapy may be used for a whole variety of applications.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Gene therapy is also being used to reduce inflammation and to improve the quality of donated organs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Another possible route to enhancement might be through gene therapy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Ultra rare diseases is an area where corrective gene therapy is viable.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This explains why such gene therapy has yet to be used in healthcare.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The breakthrough came after rodents were given gene therapy to produce more of a natural protein called lubricin.
The Sun (2013)
The first successful results showing you could cure a human through gene therapy were in 2001.'