What is the purpose of using viruses as vectors in Gene therapy?

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Viruses are used as vectors in Gene therapy to transfer healthy genes or portions of genes into the host cell. If a person is born with a hereditary disease, can a corrective therapy be taken for such a disease? Gene therapy is an attempt to do this. Gene therapy is a collection of methods that allows correction of a gene defect that has been diagnosed in a child/embryo. Here genes are inserted into a person’s cells and tissues to treat a disease. Correction of a genetic defect involves delivery of a normal gene in