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The third section of this book is ‘Adeno-associated-virus Vector’. Chapter nine by Sun et al. introduces the adeno-associated virus (AAV) mediated β-thalassemia gene therapy. Human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) were obtained from β-thalassemia patients, transfected with the recombinant AAV containing β-globin gene. The transfected cells were then transplanted into Nude/SCID mice, and the long term expression of β-globin in vivo was examined. In the tenth chapter, Korecka et al. compare AAV serotypes for gene delivery to dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) | KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION - NEW PERSPECTIVES Edited by Magdalena Trzcinska Kidney Transplantation - New Perspectives Edited by Magdalena Trzcinska Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9 51000 Rijeka Croatia Copyright 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access articles distributed under the Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike Attribution license which permits to copy distribute transmit and adapt the work in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited. After this work has been published by InTech authors have the right to republish it in whole or part in any publication of which they are the author and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published articles. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials instructions methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Davor Vidic Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer Jan Hyrat Image Copyright Sebastian Kaulitzki 2010. Used under license from First published August 2011 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@ Kidney Transplantation - New Perspectives Edited by Magdalena Trzcinska p. cm. ISBN 978-953-307-684-3 ikrrr iJ OPEN ACCESS INI Cvn PUBLISHER INTECH open free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found at .