Gene Transfer and Therapy in the Nervous System

Gene transfer technology is a powerful tool for increasing our understandingof brain functions. It is also the basis of gene therapy which is now technically possible for the correction of many human diseases including several disorders of the nervous (and muscular) system such as Alzheimers disease Parkinsons disease and dystrophy. This volumewhich contains the proceedings of a symposium of the Fondation Ipsen provides a unique view of the state of the art on different transgenes vectors target cells and clinical applications related to the nervous system.