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Integration of Retroviruses: A Fine Balance between Efficiency and Danger

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Original Authors: Fischer Alain; Cavazzana-Calvo Marina

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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

Published: January 25, 2005

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<div dir='ltr'><font size='6'><b>Integration of Retroviruses: A Fine Balance between Efficiency and Danger</b></font><br /><br /><strong>Summary by:</strong><a href="http://www.shvoong.com/writers/plos/" title="PLoS" target="_blank">PLoS</a><br />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<br /><a href="http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1791768-integration-retroviruses-fine-balance-efficiency/" target="_blank">Integration of Retroviruses: A Fine Balance between Efficiency and Danger</a> Originally published in Shvoong: <a href="http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1791768-integration-retroviruses-fine-balance-efficiency/" target="_blank">http://www.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/1791768-integration-retroviruses-fine-balance-efficiency/</a> </div>

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