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Enrico Mastrobattista1, Silvina A Bravo1, Marieke van der Aa1
1Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
The introduction of nucleic acids into cells for therapeutic intervention is greatly impeded by the size and charge of these molecules and therefore requires sophisticated vectors that facilitate cellular uptake. Both viral and nonviral vectors have been developed for this purpose, each with their own advantages and shortcomings. The engineering of artificial viruses by dismantling virus particles or incorporating viral features into nonviral vectors represents a novel strategy to combine "the best of both worlds".:
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