Gene Therapy Promising Treatment was presented by Mark Tuszynski, M.D., PhD at the Marion Brodie Symposium held in La Jolla, CA on September 13th, 2007. Dr. Tuszynski is a neurologist and professor who serves as Vice-Chair Neurosciences and Director of the UCSD Center for Neural Repair. For more information about the Parkinson's Disease Association of San Diego visit www.PDASD.org, call (858) 273-6763 or e-mail Info@PDASD.org.
At the least, trophic factors can slow the progress of the disease by halting the cell death that leads to symptoms. How much it slows the progress of the disease will vary by patient, but trophic factors cannot rejuvinate cells that are already dead.
bretthiltonful 10 months ago
Will this treatment slow the progress of the disease? or can it stop the progress?
kawaii22devil 2 years ago