Hepatitis Virus Protein X-Phenylalanine Hydroxylase fusion proteins identified in PKU mice treated with AAV-WPRE vectors

Gene Therapy and Molecular Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-76

  Embury, Jennifer E ^a   Frost, Susan ^a   Charron, Catherine E ^c   Madrigal, Emilio ^a   Perera, Omaththage ^e   Poirier, Amy E ^b   Zori, Andreas G ^a   Carmical, Russ ^d   Flotte, Terence R ^f   Laipis, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AAV WPRE vectors; DNA extraction; Fusion proteins; Hepatitis Virus Protein X; Histopathology; Immunohistochemistry; Plasmid; Sequencing and quantitative PCR; Serum phenylalanine assay; Vector construction; Western blot analysis

Indexed keywords

MUS; WOODCHUCK HEPATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 50849092913     PISSN: 15299120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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