[Toward gene and cell therapy using human artificial chromosome].

Yasuhiro Kazuki1, Mitsuo Oshimura

  • 1Department of Biomedical Science, Institute of Regenerative Medicine and Biofunction, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tottori University.

Summary

Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) offer stable gene delivery for physiological regulation. Combining HACs with patient-specific stem cells shows promise for treating genetic diseases like Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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