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Background And Aim: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily involves synovial joints. During the past decade, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologic agents have been introduced for the treatment of RA. However, they have limitations, including incomplete treatment response, adverse effects requiring drug withdrawal, fall off in efficacy over time, high cost of biologic agents, and refractory cases.

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Stem cells as an ideal carrier for gene therapy: A new approach to the treatment of hepatitis C virus.

Transpl Immunol

December 2022

Department of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran; Human Genetics Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:

Background And Aim: Various chemical drugs have been approved for the treatment of patients with hepatitis C, but most of these treatments are costly, and also have an inadequate response and many side effects. Also, there is no effective vaccine for hepatitis C due to its high genetic diversity. In recent decades, clinical trials have grown dramatically regarding the benefits of stem cell therapy as a modulator of immune system responses and anti-inflammatory drugs.

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