Gene therapy

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Gene therapy
TermGene therapy
Short definitiongene signature (jeen SIG-nuh-cher) Information about the activity of a specific group of genes in a cell or tissue. In cancer, gene signatures can show how likely certain cancers are to grow and spread throughout the body, or how likely they are to recur (come back). 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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gene therapy - (pronounced) (jeen THAYR-uh-pee) An experimental treatment that adds a new gene, or replaces or repairs a mutated (altered) gene in the body's cells to prevent certain diseases, such as cancer or to treat. Gene therapy can also be used to train the body's immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells, or to protect healthy cells from the effects of cancer treatment. It is being studied to treat some types of cancer

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