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Therapeutic Applications of Adenoviruses book cover

1st Edition

Therapeutic Applications of Adenoviruses

Edited By Philip Ng, Nicola Brunetti-Pierri Copyright 2017
256 Pages
by CRC Press

256 Pages 15 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

256 Pages 15 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press
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Adenoviruses are double stranded DNA viruses that have been used to study the process of DNA replication. Studies of the mode of action of adenovirally produced tumors in rodents led to the discovery of tumour supressor genes. The adenoviral vector is now the most used vector in clinical gene therapy especially for some kinds of cancers. The chapters in this book focus on the most up-to-date... Read more

Adenovirus Biology: Virus structure and life cycle. Immune responses to adenovirus. Helper-dependent adenoviral vectors for gene and cell therapy. Genetic and capsid modified Adenovirus. Adenovirus for vaccination. FGAd and HDAd. Adenovirus vectors for cancer therapy. Adenovirus-based hybrid vectors. FDA expectations and requirements of adenoviral products.

Biography

Philip Ng is jointly an Associate Professor of Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and the Program in Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. He is interested in developing gene therapies for genetic diseases using helper-dependent adenoviral vectors (HDAd).



Nicola Brunett-Pieri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Translational Medicine at Federico II University in Naples and an Associate Investigator at Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM).

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