adeno-associated virus

English

adeno-asociated viruses

Noun

adeno-associated virus (plural adeno-associated viruses)

  1. A virus that infects primates in the genus Dependoparvovirus.
    • 2003, Curtis A. Machida, Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy: Methods and Protocols, page 201:
      One of the most promising viral vector systems is based on the adeno-associated virus (AAV).

Synonyms

  • AAV (abbreviation)

Derived terms

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