W. French Anderson: Father of Gene Therapy

By Bob Burke

Book Overview

This is the story of Dr. W. French Anderson who performed the first government-approved human gene transfer in 1990 on a patient stricken with a deadly disease from birth. Anderson has brought... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885596251
• ISBN13: 9781885596253
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Oklahoma Heritage Association
• Length: 391 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Frrench Anderson, a true rebel with a real cause

Gene therapy may hold the key to a brighter future for those born with a deadly disease. Dr. Anderson has spent nearly 30 years developing procedures to carry out human gene therapy--replacing a defective gene with a healthy gene. In 1990 Anderson performed the first government-approved gene transfer on a 4-year-old Ohio girl. The transfer was a success. This is the story of Anderson's life and how, as a senior at Harvard University, he developed the concept for this type of treatment. The authors take an extremely complicated subject and provide the reader with complete understanding. A must read for all!