Viral Gene Therapy

The development of technologies that allow targeting of specific cells has progressed substantially in recent years for several types of vectors, particularly viral vectors, which have been used in 70% of gene therapy clinical trials. Particular viruses have been selected as gene delivery vehicles b...

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Main Author: Xu, Ke
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: IntechOpen 2011
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Summary:The development of technologies that allow targeting of specific cells has progressed substantially in recent years for several types of vectors, particularly viral vectors, which have been used in 70% of gene therapy clinical trials. Particular viruses have been selected as gene delivery vehicles because of their capacities to carry foreign genes and their ability to efficiently deliver these genes associated with efficient gene expression. This book is designed to present the most recent advances in viral gene therapy
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (464 p.)
ISBN:1011
9789535164388
9789533075396