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Herpes Vector–mediated Gene Transfer in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
7 Oct 2008
Abstract excerpt
Chronic pain is a major health concern with up to 50% of patients finding little if any relief following traditional pharmacotherapy. This review describes the treatment of chronic pain using herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV)-based vectors. HSV can be effectively used to deliver pain-modulating transgenes to sensory neurons in vivo following intradermal inoculation. The vector genome persists in peripheral nerve...
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