Protein replacement therapy is a
medical treatment
A therapy or medical treatment (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis.
As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. There are many different ...
that supplements or replaces a
protein in patients in whom that particular protein is deficient or absent.
There have been significant advances in this treatment. PRT is being tested in clinical trials with the diseases
Progeria and
Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica as a potential treatment. For patients with
Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica there has been promising results.
See also
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Enzyme replacement therapy
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Gene therapy
References
Further reading
* {{cite journal , first = Thomas J. , last = Stegmann , name-list-style = vanc , title = Protein Therapy vs. Gene Therapy , url = http://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/index.php?newsarticle=1184 , journal = DDNEWS , date = December 2006
Medical treatments