Fibroblasts as target cells for DEB gene therapy

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 708-710

  Chen, Mei ^a   Woodley, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 7; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

CELL BASED GENE THERAPY; EPIDERMIS CELL; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FIBROBLAST; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SKIN CELL; TARGET CELL; VIRAL GENE THERAPY;

EID: 33645028601     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700216     Document Type: Note

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