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Repair of thalassemic human β-globin mRNA in mammalian cells by antisense oligonucleotides
12 Nov 1996
Abstract excerpt
In one form of beta-thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder, a mutation in intron 2 of the beta-globin gene (IVS2-654) causes aberrant splicing of beta-globin pre-mRNA and, consequently, beta-globin deficiency. Treatment of mammalian cells stably expressing the IVS2-654 human beta-globin gene with antisense oligonucleotides targeted at the aberrant splice sites restored correct splicing in a dose-dependent fashion,...
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