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Group D Adenoviruses Infect Primary Central Nervous System Cells More Efficiently than Those from Group C
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Group D Adenoviruses Infect Primary Central Nervous System Cells More Efficiently than Those from Group C

Miguel Chillon, Assumpció Bosch, Joseph Zabner, Lane Law, Donna Armentano, Michael J Welsh and Beverly L Davidson
Journal of virology, Vol.73(3), pp.2537-2540
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03/1999
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.73.3.2537-2540.1999
PMCID: PMC104501
PMID: 9971839
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https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.73.3.2537-2540.1999View
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Abstract

Group C adenovirus-mediated gene transfer to central nervous system cells is inefficient. We found that wild-type group D viruses, or recombinant adenovirus type 2 (Ad2) (group C) modified to contain Ad17 (group D) fiber, were more efficient in infecting primary cultures of neurons. Together with studies on primary vascular endothelial cells and tissue culture cell lines, our results indicate that there is not a universally applicable adenovirus serotype for use as a gene transfer vector.
Gene Therapy

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