What's not a side effect of gene therapy using viral vectors based on these options? - cancer - targets multiple cell types - infalmmatory immune resonse - viral infection - all the above are potential side effects

What's not a side effect of gene therapy using viral vectors based on these options? - cancer - targets multiple cell types - infalmmatory immune resonse - viral infection - all the above are potential side effects

Biology 2e

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Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Chapter17: Biotechnology And Genomics

Section: Chapter Questions

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- targets multiple cell types

- infalmmatory immune resonse

- viral infection

- all the above are potential side effects

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