8th Text commentary: "Our gene therapy cures type 2 diabetes in mice"

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"Our gene therapy cures type 2 diabetes in mice"

Summary

The news speaks of a new treatment against type 2 diabetes. Fàtima Bosch published one of his latest advances: an experiment he did with mice that turned out correctly. The mice accepted the treatment well without showing side effects. The treatment consists of introducing the FGF21 gene into an adeno-associated virus derivative, that infected the cells that produced the FGF21 protein continuously into the blood. The scientists say that this treatment can begin to be used in people in three years or so.

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Link or Reference

https://www.lavanguardia.com/ciencia/20190202/46160901197/terapia-genica-cura-diabetes-tipo-2-fatima-bosch.html

Publication date

4/2/19

Scientific scope 

Sanitary

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The subject of this news did not contain a very specific vocabulary that I did not understand.

Text commentary 

I have chosen this news because this disease is suffered by more than 400 million people in the world and unfortunately, until now, no cure has been found. Currently there is an effective treatment but it presents long-term problems in patients who have cardiovascular diseases, neurological and ocular problems.

As the news says in just 3 years you can start experimenting with humans, unfortunately you can only try people who are not treated with a any treatment. Unfortunately, those who are already being treated this news did not like them because the treatment,can not help them, unless that treatment will evolve. 

The experiment has been made with mice, but later it can be made with larger animals similar to humans, in order to see how thouse are affected, especially their internal organs. 

In my opinion this project will continue because there are many interests involved and a lot of people and organizations expecting the outcome of the experiment. In fact there are details and further tests and checks to be made in order to ensure its effectiveness The good thing about this treatment is that it prevents this disease from appearing. On the other hand it is also bad because the person does not have previous symptoms and the disease appears you can not be cured because you have not been aware of the ill. I believe that this negative aspect will be solved as they continue to investigate.