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Tracing the fate of AAV vectors in the body

A study of AAV gene therapy in monkeys proposes that integrated vectors may drive long-term transgene expression.

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Fig. 1: Analysis of AAV genomes and transgene expression in the non-human primate liver.

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N.Z. declares no competing interests. I.G.F. was an employee of a contract research organization offering vector integration services.

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Zabaleta, N., Gil-Farina, I. Tracing the fate of AAV vectors in the body. Nat Biotechnol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02047-5

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