Published in Blood Weekly, February 12th, 2004
"Deficiencies in skeletal tissue repair and regeneration lead to conditions like osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and degenerative disc disease. While no cure for these conditions is available, the use of human bone marrow derived-mesenchymal stem cells (HuMSCs) has been shown to have potential for cell-based therapy. Furthermore, recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAV) could be used together with HuMSCs for in vivo or ex vivo gene therapy," researchers in the United States report.
"Unfortunately, the poor transduction efficiency of these cells remains a significant...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2004-02-12)
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