NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A small pilot study shows that gene therapy might help men with erectile dysfunction.The gene in question is dubbed hSlo (for the human slowpoke gene), which encodes a protein that relaxes smooth muscle and allows blood flow into the penis, researchers report in the medical journal Human Gene Therapy. In order for the gene to be administered to patients, it is incorporated into a packet of DNA called a plasmid.>>> Discuss This Story
