Beyond retrovirus infection: HIV meets gene therapy

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is classified as a retrovirus because of its RNA genome and the fact that it requires reverse transcriptase to convert it into DNA. This virus belongs to the lentivirinae subfamily and is able to infect quiescent cells but is better known for its association wi...

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Main Authors: Flávia Helena da Silva, Tiago Pires Dalberto, Nance Beyer Nardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2006-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
HIV
MLV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572006000200027