INCLUSION OF PF68 SURFACTANT IMPROVES STABILITY OF RAAV TITER WHEN PASSED THROUGH A SURGICAL DEVICE USED IN RETINAL GENE THERAPY

Inclusion of PF68 Surfactant Improves Stability of rAAV Titer when Passed through a Surgical Device Used in Retinal Gene Therapy

Recent advances in recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) gene therapy for choroideremia show gene replacement to be a promising approach.It is, however, well known that contact of vector solution with plastic materials in the surgical device may result in non-specific adsorption with resulting loss of physical titer and/or level of protein expr

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Pilot Study of a Fall Prevention and Management Intervention Program for People With Multiple Sclerosis Who Use a Wheelchair or Scooter Full-Time

Objective: To examine the efficacy of a fall prevention/management intervention among persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) who use a wheelchair (WC) or scooter full-time.Design: Pre-post/follow-up trial Setting: Community and research laboratory Participants: Twenty-one PwMS who used a WC or scooter full-time, self-reported at least 1 fall/12 mon

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Morphology and ultrastructure of retrovirus particles

Retrovirus morphogenesis entails assembly of Gag proteins and the viral genome on the host plasma membrane, acquisition of the viral membrane and envelope proteins through budding, and formation of the core through the maturation process.Although in both immature and mature retroviruses, Gag and capsid proteins are organized as paracrystalline stru

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