Delivery of a PCR amplified DNA fragment into cells: A model for using synthetic genes for gene therapy

Gene Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 449-454

  Li, S ^a   Brisson, M ^a   He, Y ^a   Huang, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Liposome; Polymerase chain reaction; Synthetic genes

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DNA FRAGMENT; ENDOTOXIN; PLASMID DNA; SYNTHETIC DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA PURIFICATION; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 0030975942     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300413     Document Type: Article

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