Therapeutic gene targeting

Gene Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-159

  Yanez R J ^a   Porter, Acg ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene targeting; Gene therapy; Homologous recombination; Nonhomologous recombination; RAD genes; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; STEM CELL;

EID: 0031935394     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300601     Document Type: Review

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