Gene and cell therapy in South Africa: current status and future prospects
S. Afr. med. j. (Online)
; 109(8): 13-17, 2019. ilus
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1271223
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ABSTRACT
South Africa has a high disease burden resulting from communicable and non-communicable diseases. Current therapeutic interventions rarely result in a cure and the associated lifelong treatment places a considerable strain on an overburdened health sector. Gene and cell therapies present novel alternatives to disease management, offering the promise of a single treatment and a lifelong cure. Although challenges remain, investment in the field has started to bear fruit, with a number of gene and cell therapeutics reaching the market in the past decade. To take full advantage of these developments, it is important that a proactive approach to nurturing appropriate human and material resources is adopted in the country
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
South Africa
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Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy
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Forecasting
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Genes
/
Mental Status Schedule
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
S. Afr. med. j. (Online)
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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