Large animal models and gene therapy.

Abstract excerpt

Over the last two decades, gene transfer experiments for the treatment of inherited or acquired diseases have mainly been performed in mice. While mice provide proof of principle and allow testing of a variety of therapeutic modalities, mouse models have some limitations, as only short-term experiments can be performed, their homogenous genetic background is unlike humans, and the knockout models do not always...

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