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Correcting CFTR: New Gene Editing Strategies for Rescuing CFTR Function Ex Vivo
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Correcting CFTR: New Gene Editing Strategies for Rescuing CFTR Function Ex Vivo

Amy L. Ryan
Cell stem cell, Vol.26(4), pp.476-478
04/02/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.03.012
PMID: 32243806
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2020.03.012View
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Abstract

Gene correction presents one of few options for a cure for all patients with cystic fibrosis. This commentary discusses new applications of CRISPR-based gene editing technology with increased efficiency and specificity to correct the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) function in patient-specific primary epithelial cells.
Cell & Tissue Engineering Cell Biology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology

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