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Targeted gene therapy of xeroderma pigmentosum cells using meganuclease and TALEN™.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Dupuy Aurélie, Valton Julien, Leduc Sophie, Armier Jacques, Galetto Roman, Gouble Agnès, Lebuhotel Céline, Stary Anne, Pâques Frédéric, Duchateau Philippe, Sarasin Alain, Daboussi Fayza
Abstract excerpt
Xeroderma pigmentosum group C (XP-C) is a rare human syndrome characterized by hypersensitivity to UV light and a dramatic predisposition to skin neoplasms. XP-C cells are deficient in the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway, a complex process involved in the recognition and removal of DNA lesions. Several XPC mutations have been described, including a founder mutation in North African patients involving the...
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