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. 2009 Jan 19;48(8):1378–1398. doi: 10.1002/anie.200802092

Table 1.

Overview of the most important characteristics of viral vectors.

Retroviral vectors

Adenoviral vectors

Adeno‐associated virus vectors

transduction of quiescent cells

no—onco‐retrovirus yes—lentivirus

yes

yes

genomic integration

yes

no

no (or limited)

potential risks

insertional mutagenesis

immune reaction, cytotoxicity

cytotoxicity