Integration of retroviruses: a fine balance between efficiency and danger.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15696201.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 545203.
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Abstract
Since retroviruses can integrate a copy of their DNA into the host cell DNA, they are good vectors for gene therapy. But such vectors also have oncogenic potential
Medical subject headings
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Retroviridae
- Virus Integration