[CITATION][C] Cabo II: immunology and gene therapy

Second Cabo Gene Therapy … - … therapy: the journal …, 2002 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

[HTML][HTML] Cabo II: Immunology and Gene Therapy

A outlined by Malcolm - Molecular Therapy, 2002 - cell.com
Not unlike the mythological Cerberus guarding the underworld, the three-headed immune
system has evolved to guard the integrity of self. Avoiding one head only puts the would-be
intruder in front of one or both of the others. Bending Cerberus to his will was the last labor of
Hercules; as we have learned, it must also be the labor of gene therapists. As outlined by
Malcolm Brenner (Baylor College of Medicine, President of ASGT) in the opening talk, gene
therapy research has run afoul of all three “heads” of the immune system: innate immunity …