Growth hormones are created in a lab to be identical the hormones produced by the pituitary gland, which are proteins made up of amino acids
It is then injected into the fatty (subcutaneous) tissue just beneath the skin's surface
A gene that has the ability to stop growth defects is injected along with the growth hormones
Since the FGFR3 gene codes for the protein that codes for development and maintenance of bone and brain tissue, a gene needs to be injected to either fix or counteract this process
So, a gene that does this will be injected into the subcutaneous tissue along with the growth hormones to counteract the mutated gene and promote cell growth and reproduction
Cell and DNA Alteration
Cell growth will increase and cells will reproduce more
The DNA will be altered by the new gene inserted, which will counteract/ fix the mutated FGFR3 gene that causes Achondroplasia
Treatment in the Body
The treatment will be injected by a needle into the subcutaneous tissue in order to get into the blood
In order for the treatment to work, it must be able to get into the blood