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Helper-dependent adenoviral (HDAd) vectors have several characteristics making them attractive for human gene therapy. These vectors are completely devoid of viral coding sequences and are able to mediate high efficiency transduction in vivo to direct high level transgene expression with negligible chronic toxicity. However, clinical translation is complicated by the dose-dependent acute toxic response following systemic vector injection. With a better understanding of vector-mediated toxicity and improved delivery methods, |HDAds may emerge as an important vector for gene therapy of human diseases.

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Brunetti-Pierri, N., Ng, P. (2010). Helper-dependent adenoviral vectors. In: Chernajovsky, Y., Robbins, P.D. (eds) Gene Therapy for Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases. Milestones in Drug Therapy. Springer, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0346-0165-8_13

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