NUOVE TECNOLOGIE E DOPING GENETICO - NEW TECNOLOGY AND GENETIC DOPING

Te purpose of gene therapy is to use the foundations of genetic engineering fortherapeutic use through the correction or manipulation of defective genes, and isfundamental for the treatment of many degenerative. Te frst genetic therapy tests were conducted with proteins closely related to doping (e.g. erythropoietin and growth hormone). Terefore, genetic doping exploits the same concept of gene therapy but not for therapeutic purposes, but to improve the performance of athletes by modifying some genes that lead to increase endurance and muscle mass. Tis method is certainly not devoid of adverse, and sometimes fatal, efects that eachof these techniques has on the athlete. Te use of the athlete’s biological-molecular passport represents a possible preventive and precautionary anti-doping strategy.