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In Vivo Genome Editing Partially Restores Alpha1-Antitrypsin in a Murine Model of AAT Deficiency.
Human gene therapy - 1 Aug 2018
Song Chun-Qing, Wang Dan, Jiang Tingting, O'Connor Kevin, Tang Qiushi, Cai Lingling, Li Xiangrui, Weng Zhiping, Yin Hao, Gao Guangping, Mueller Christian, Flotte Terence R, Xue Wen
Abstract excerpt
CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) genome editing holds promise in the treatment of genetic diseases that currently lack effective long-term therapies. Patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency develop progressive lung disease due to the loss of AAT's antiprotease function and liver disease due to a toxic gain of function of the common mutant allele. However, it remains...
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