Quantitative analysis of lentivirus incorporation of heterologous viral and non-viral proteins for lung gene therapy

Gene therapy is the delivery of genetic material to cells for a therapeutic effect. Retroviruses are one of the most common viral vectors used for gene therapy, especially lung gene therapy. However the lung has many physical and immunological barriers to gene transfer vectors, and currently, too...

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Main Author: Jung, Cindy
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26648