The future of gene therapy. Biotechnology Healthcare June 2005; 2(3): 52-54, 56-60. Retrieved from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3564347/This article discusses both the history and potential future of gene therapy. The author argues that, in its current expression, gene therapy is a well-designed and clearly executed theory. This is not a criticism, but rather the current position in an extremely complicated technology that is still in its formative years. After all, it has only been five years since it was convincingly confirmed that the invention of gene therapy provides, if not a cure, then at least a long-term therapeutic impact for severe X-linked joint immunodeficiency. This article provides an overview of current trends in gene therapy because it offers a critical analysis of gene therapy both in its infancy and in its current state. The position of patients undergoing gene therapy is also explored to verify whether this therapy has been successful or not. This helps establish why this therapy modality has gained slower acceptance than it initially did