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Introduction to AAV as a Gene Therapy Vector, Part 2

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Introduction

In the first part of our three part series introducing AAV as a gene therapy vector, we talked about basic AAV vector biology. In this post, we’re going to take a step back to answer the question of “Why AAV?” and look at some opportunities in the AAV engineering space. Viral vectors are one of the three main classes of gene therapy delivery vehicles. The other two are lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), now famous for their roles in mRNA vaccines, and plasmid electroporation. Relative to these other options, viral vectors have the advantage of higher delivery efficiency, better targeting, and a…

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