Sentences with phrase «gene therapy vectors delivered»

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They then stitched the genes for these immunoadhesins into an adeno - associated virus (AAV), a «vector» used in human gene therapy experiments to deliver foreign DNA into the body's cells.

With gene therapy the VNA genetic material is delivered to animals by a vector that induces the animals to produce their own antitoxin VNA proteins over a prolonged period of time, thus preventing illness from toxin exposures.

Since lentiviral vectors can deliver a large amount of DNA (~ 8 kb) with a relatively low immune response, it should come as no surprise that researchers are interested in developing these vectors for gene therapy.

He is one of the world's leading authorities in gene therapy, having developed a gene therapy vector, based on a stripped - down version of HIV, that successfully delivers genes for therapeutic purposes.

A robot like this could potentially be used to infuse drugs at targeted points in the brain, or to deliver gene therapy vectors.