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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated ApoE-/- and LDLR-/- double gene knockout in pigs elevates serum LDL-C and TC levels.
Oncotarget - 6 Jun 2017
Huang Lei, Hua Zaidong, Xiao Hongwei, Cheng Ying, Xu Kui, Gao Qian, Xia Ying, Liu Yang, Zhang Xue, Zheng Xinming, Mu Yulian, Li Kui
Abstract excerpt
The traditional method to establish a cardiovascular disease model induced by high fat and high cholesterol diets is time consuming and laborious and may not be appropriate in all circumstances. A suitable pig model to study metabolic disorders and subsequent atherosclerosis is not currently available. For this purpose, we applied the CRISPR/Cas9 system to Bama minipigs, targeting apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and low...
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