Vector-mediated Gene Therapy and the Herpes Simplex Virus

Chantal Levesque| Pages 114-118 | BioTeach Online Journal | Vol. 2 | Fall 2004

The Herpes Simplex Virus has been identified as an ideal viral vector for use in gene therapy. Certain features of the Herpes Simplex Virus, such a as capacity to cause latent infections in neurons and an ability to infect the brain, make it a possible candidate for delivering gene therapies to the brain.