Analytical Tools in Minicircle Production

Minicircle and Miniplasmid DNA Vectors: The Future of Nonviral and Viral Gene Transfer

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 71-91

  Rischmüller, Anja ^a,b   Viefhues, Martina ^b   Dieding, Mareike ^b   Blaesen, Markus ^a   Schmeer, Marco ^a   Baier, Ruth ^a   Anselmetti, Dario ^b   Schleef, Martin ^a  

^a Dept Process Development   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosafe DNA vector; Gene and cell therapy; Gene transfer; Minicircle; Nonviral; Plasmid DNA; Selection markers like; Transfection; Vaccination; Vector production

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879965723     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527670420.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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