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The hunt for gene dopers
Author(s) -
Mansour Mai M. H.,
Azzazy Hassan M. E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
drug testing and analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.065
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1942-7611
pISSN - 1942-7603
DOI - 10.1002/dta.52
Subject(s) - athletes , performance enhancement , gene technology , prime (order theory) , nanotechnology , computer science , psychology , medicine , engineering , engineering ethics , materials science , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , mathematics , combinatorics
Gene doping, the abuse of gene therapy for illicit athletic enhancement, is perceived as a coming threat and is a prime concern to the anti‐doping community. This doping technique represents a significant ethical challenge and there are concerns regarding its safety for athletes. This article presents the basics of gene doping, potential strategies for its detection and the role of promising new technologies in aiding detection efforts. These include the use of lab‐on‐a‐chip techniques as well as nanoparticles to enhance the performance of current analytical methods and to develop new doping detection strategies. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.