Evaluation of recombinant alphaviruses as vectors in gene therapy

Gene Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 472-480

  Wahlfors, J J ^a,b   Zullo, S A ^a,c   Loimas, S ^b   Nelson, D M ^a,d   Morgan, R A ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Aurora Biosciences Corporation   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphavirus; Gene transfer vector; Semliki Forest virus; Sindbis virus

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; VIRUS VECTOR;

ADENOVIRUS; ALPHA VIRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETROVIRUS; SEMLIKI FOREST ALPHAVIRUS; SINDBIS VIRUS; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ALPHAVIRUS; ANIMALIA; RABBIT FIBROMA VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; SEMLIKI FOREST VIRUS; SINDBIS VIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0034020388     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301122     Document Type: Article

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