Development of synthetic promoters for radiation-mediated gene therapy

Gene Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 511-517

  Marples, B ^a,b   Scott, S D ^a,b   Hendry, J H ^a   Embleton, M J ^a   Lashford, L S ^a   Margison, G P ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CArG elements; Egr1; Gene therapy; GFP

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL KILLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GLIOMA CELL; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REPORTER GENE;

HERPES; MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0034062266     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301116     Document Type: Article

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