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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
Foamy viruses, distantly related to the major subfamily of Retroviruses, Orthoretroviruses that include oncoviruses (for example, murine leukemia virus (MLV)) and lentiviruses (human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)), are endemic in mammalian species, but not in human populations. Humans infected by accidental or occupational exposure remain well. The virus is not transmitted to others, nor is it associated with any disease. These features added to its broad host range, efficient transduction of progenitor cells and an integration profile less likely to induce insertional mutagenesis, make these viruses attractive as vectors. Long-term reversal of disease phenotype in dogs with the genetic defect, leukocyte adhesion deficiency, by foamy virus vector therapy strengthens the case for their clinical exploitation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1476-5462
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1423-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Progress and prospects: foamy virus vectors enter a new age.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Infectious Diseases, Jefferiss Research Trust Laboratories, Imperial College London, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review