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Sustained miRNA-mediated knockdown of mutant AAT with simultaneous augmentation of wild-type AAT has minimal effect on global liver miRNA profiles.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy - 1 Mar 2012
Mueller Christian, Tang Qiushi, Gruntman Alisha, Blomenkamp Keith, Teckman Jeffery, Song Lina, Zamore Phillip D, Flotte Terence R
Abstract excerpt
α-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency can exhibit two pathologic states: a lung disease that is primarily due to the loss of AAT's antiprotease function, and a liver disease resulting from a toxic gain-of-function of the PiZ-AAT (Z-AAT) mutant protein. We have developed several recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors that incorporate microRNA (miRNA) sequences targeting the AAT gene while also driving the...
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