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convection-enhanced delivery
Investigational procedure for targeted delivery in gene therapy.
Procedure:
- adenovirus vectors bearing either therapeutic or marker genes can be injected into specific cells of the thalamus
- specific axonal connections from neurons in the thalamus to neurons in the cortex enable spread of the adenovirus vector with its gene cargo to cortical regions, where the therapeutic or marker gene-encoded proteins are expressed
Related
gene therapy
General
clinical procedure
References
- Kells AP et al
Efficient gene therapy-based method for the delivery of
therapeutics to primate cortex.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Feb 17;106(7):2407-11. Epub 2009 Feb 4.
PMID: 19193857
- UCSF Medical Center News, April 14, 2009
Researchers Develop New Gene Therapy Technique for Brain Disorders
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adult/health_library/news/2009/04/121437.html