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Integration of Retroviruses: A Fine Balance between Efficiency and Danger

Since retroviruses can integrate a copy of their DNA into the host cell DNA, they are good vectors for gene therapy. But such vectors also have oncogenic potential

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fischer, Alain, Cavazzana-Calvo, Marina
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC545203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15696201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020010
Descripción
Sumario:Since retroviruses can integrate a copy of their DNA into the host cell DNA, they are good vectors for gene therapy. But such vectors also have oncogenic potential