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Muscle-Specific Promoters May Be Necessary for Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Gene Transfer in the Treatment of Muscular Dystrophies
20 Jan 2001
Abstract excerpt
Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors allow efficient gene transfer and expression in the muscle; therefore, rAAVs represent a potential gene therapy vector for muscular dystrophies. For further investigations, we used a mouse muscular dystrophy model (gsg(-/-) mice) gamma-sarcoglycan, a subunit of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex, is missing. gsg(-/-) mice develop progressive dystrophy...
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