Efficient human gene therapy will rely on efficient gene delivery systems. To date, recombinant, engineered retroviruses are the most widely used vectors for stable clinical gene transfer. However, this technology still suffers from a number of drawbacks that limit its application. The ability to target cells of therapeutic interest, in particular, would improve both the efficiency and the safety of retroviral vectors. It might also allow the development of new animal models of human diseases and probably extend the scope of gene therapy itself.
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 June 2026.
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So far Altmetric has tracked 227 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.1. This one has done well, scoring higher than 83% of its peers.
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