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A Standard Methodology to Examine On-site Mutagenicity As a Function of Point Mutation Repair Catalyzed by CRISPR/Cas9 and SsODN in Human Cells
Published on: August 25, 2017
The development and regulation of gene repair
Li Liu1, Hetal Parekh-Olmedo, Eric B Kmiec
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.
Abstract:
A technique that can direct the repair of a genetic mutation in a human chromosome using the DNA repair machinery of the cell is under development. Although this approach is not as mature as other forms of gene therapy and fundamental problems continue to arise, it promises to be the ultimate therapy for many inherited disorders. There is a continuing effort to understand the potential and the limitations of this controversial approach.
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