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. 1987 Mar;61(3):925–927. doi: 10.1128/jvi.61.3.925-927.1987

Instability of large direct repeats in retrovirus vectors.

B W Rhode, M Emerman, H M Temin
PMCID: PMC254040  PMID: 3806800

Abstract

Retrovirus vectors were constructed with large (0.85- to 1.3-kilobase-pair) direct repeats in their genomes. Deletions involving the direct repeats occurred at a high frequency. Deletions occurred both when the direct repeats were in tandem and when they were separated by additional sequences. These deletions occurred during virus replication.

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