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Advances in molecular genetics and recombinant DNA technology have ushered in a new era in medical therapeutic research. New insights into the molecular basis of human disease and the role played by biological regulatory mechanisms have precipitated tremendous drug development efforts backed by intensive research into human gene therapy worldwide.
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Stem Cell Biology and Gene Therapy Edited by Peter J. Quesenberry, Gary S. Stein, Bernard G. Forget, Sherman M. Weissman Copyright 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc. ISBNs: 0-471-14656-0 (Paper); 0-471-22395-6 (Electronic)
STEM CELL BIOLOGY AND GENE THERAPY
STEMCELLBIOLOGY
ANDGENETHERAPY Edited by
PETER
J. QUESENBERRY
GARY S. STEIN University Worcester,
of Massachusetts Massachusetts
BERNARD
G. FORGET
SHERMAN
M. WEISSMAN
Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut
A JOHN New York
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