Fetal somatic gene therapy

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 633-641

  Douar, Anne Marie ^a   Themis, Michael ^a   Coutelle, Charles ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal models; DNA delivery system; Fetal surgery; Gene therapy; Immunity

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; DNA; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE;

ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRUS; ANIMAL; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISORDERS OF AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; GENE THERAPY; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RETROVIRUS; REVIEW;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; ANIMALS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEPENDOVIRUS; DNA; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; PREGNANCY; RETROVIRIDAE; SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030225317     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.9.633     Document Type: Review

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