Insulators to Improve the Safety of Retroviral Vectors for HIV Gene Therapy
Retroviral vector gene therapy is a promising approach to treating HIV-1. However, integrated vectors are mutagens with the potential to dysregulate nearby genes and cause severe adverse side effects. Leukemia has already been a documented severe adverse event in gene therapy clinical trials for the...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-02-01
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Series: | Biomedicines |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/4/1/4 |