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According to the aims

ethical constrations change.

"good” and “bad” uses of

gene therapy cause

different outcomes. So,

"bad" uses should be

constraint.
What is
Areas of Usage
Gene
AdvantageS
Thearphy?
Gene therapy is a technique that modifies a and
person’s genes to treat or cure disorder. Gene
therapies can performance by different
mechanisms: Human gene therapy has been used; Disvantage
Replacing a disease-causing gene with a
healthy duplicate of the gene cystic fibrosis, adenosine deaminase
Inactivating a disorder-causing gene that is not ADVANTAGES
functioning rightly deficiency, familial
Introducing a newly or modified gene into the
hypercholesterolemia, cancer, and The medical impact of gene therapy
body to help treat a disorder can create permanent results.
severe combined immunodeficiency There are out-of-body treatment
(SCID) syndrome. options available.

DISAVANTAGES
Current gene therapy methods can

Importance For
sometimes target the wrong cells.
Gene therapies could cause a potential

Human
tumor.

Gene therapy attempt to cure


disease or improve your body's
ability to fight disease. For that
reason it improves human's life

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