RT Book, Section A1 Levinson, Warren A1 Chin-Hong, Peter A1 Joyce, Elizabeth A. A1 Nussbaum, Jesse A1 Schwartz, Brian SR Print(0) ID 1175826362 T1 Genetics & Gene Therapy T2 Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 16e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260116717 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175826362 RD 2024/04/23 AB The study of viral genetics falls into two general areas: (1) mutations and their effect on replication and pathogenesis and (2) the interaction of two genetically distinct viruses that infect the same cell. In addition, viruses serve as vectors in gene therapy and in recombinant vaccines, two areas that hold great promise for the treatment of genetic diseases and the prevention of infectious diseases.