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Seamless gene correction of β-thalassemia mutations in patient-specific iPSCs using CRISPR/Cas9 and piggyBac.
Genome research - 1 Sept 2014
Xie Fei, Ye Lin, Chang Judy C, Beyer Ashley I, Wang Jiaming, Muench Marcus O, Kan Yuet Wai
Abstract excerpt
β-thalassemia, one of the most common genetic diseases worldwide, is caused by mutations in the human hemoglobin beta (HBB) gene. Creation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from β-thalassemia patients could offer an approach to cure this disease. Correction of the disease-causing mutations in iPSCs could restore normal function and provide a rich source of cells for transplantation. In this study,...
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