RNA interference approaches for treatment of HIV-1 infection

Genome Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bobbin, Maggie L ^a   Burnett, John C ^a   Rossi, John J ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TARGETING; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFLUENZA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; TARGET CELL; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; VIRUS ENTRY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INHIBITION;

EID: 84939267265     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1756994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13073-015-0174-y     Document Type: Article

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