Tissue Engineering

Gene Therapy

• A normal gene may be inserted into a nonspecific location within the genome to replace a non-functional gene
• An abnormal gene could be swapped for a normal gene through homologous recombination
• The abnormal gene could be repaired through selective reverse mutation, which returns the gene to its normal function
• The regulation (the degree to which a gene is turned on or off) of a particular gene could be altered