Gene therapy found to help patients with Parkinson's

Friday, August 14, 2009 - 15:14 in Health & Medicine

Jichi Medical University has succeeded in restoring the motor function of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease by injecting their brains with a virus with a built-in gene that has an enzyme to produce dopamine, it has been learned.

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