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Allele-specific Col1a1 silencing reduces mutant collagen in fibroblasts from Brtl mouse, a model for classical osteogenesis imperfecta.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2014
Rousseau Julie, Gioia Roberta, Layrolle Pierre, Lieubeau Blandine, Heymann Dominique, Rossi Antonio, Marini Joan C, Trichet Valerie, Forlino Antonella
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Gene silencing approaches have the potential to become a powerful curative tool for a variety of monogenic diseases caused by gain-of-function mutations. Classical osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a dominantly inherited bone dysplasia, is characterized in its more severe forms by synthesis of structurally abnormal type I collagen, which exerts a negative effect on extracellular matrix. Specific suppression of the...
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