Prospects for the Use of Artificial Chromosomes and Minichromosome-Like Episomes in Gene Therapy

Artificial chromosomes and minichromosome-like episomes are large DNA molecules capable of containing whole genomic loci, and be maintained as nonintegrating, replicating molecules in proliferating human somatic cells. Authentic human artificial chromosomes are very difficult to engineer because of...

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Main Authors: Sara Pérez-Luz, Javier Díaz-Nido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/642804