Gene therapy and dentistry

A Packialakshmi; VL Indirani; G Sivakumar; M Jyothsna; KT Shanmugam; M Sivakumar

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Year : 2012 | Volume : 3 | Issue : 1 | Page : 633-635

Gene therapy and dentistry

A Packialakshmi¹, VL Indirani², G Sivakumar³, M Jyothsna⁴, KT Shanmugam², M Sivakumar⁴
¹ Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Madha Dental College and Hospital, Kundrathur, Chennai, India
² Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Madha Dental College and Hospital, Kundrathur, Chennai, India
³ Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Madha Dental College and Hospital, Kundrathur, Chennai, India
⁴ Senior lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Madha Dental College and Hospital, Kundrathur, Chennai, India

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Dr. A Packialakshmi
Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Madha Dental College and Hospital, Kundrathur, Chennai
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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Genes are made up of DNA-the code of life. They are made of sequence of chemical with the initials A,C,G,T. Our cells are divided into somatic cells which make up the working parts of the body and the sperm cells which transfer the genetic material to the off-springs. Gene therapy involves the transfer of a therapeutic or working gene copy into specific cells of an individual which will repair a faulty gene copy. In this article we just give an overview of gene therapy and its application in dentistry.

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