Offers a discussion of facility design and operation with practical approaches to a variety of day-to-day activities, such as staff training and competency, cleaning procedures, and environmental monitoring. This book includes reviews of quality, the framework of regulations, and professional standards.

Mental Retardation (MR) is a cognitive impairment affecting 3 per cent of global population. Down syndrome (DS) is the major genetic cause of MR and contributes to about 30 per cent of all moderate-to-severe cases of MR. This invalidating aspect of DS has hard impacts in public health and poses significant challenges for clinicians and scientists.

Provides readers with an introduction to the medical, scientific, legal, and cultural issues surrounding gene therapy and its importance in world of healthcare. This title offers examinations of the contemporary issues and debates that provoke the disagreements and misunderstandings. It includes reference material on stem cells.

Summarises and reviews the field of genetic therapy with respect to the immunological advances in the lab and clinic. This title offers a treatment of immunology and immunotherapy in gene - approached from a vector and target organ point of view rather than from the perspective specific diseases.

Presents an update on Adeno-associated virus used in gene therapy. This book features chapters which cover gene therapy in specific diseases such as hemophilia, kidney diseases, and disorders of the central nervous system. It also provides practical advance on vector design and includes a treatment of theoretical risks of gene therapy.