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CRISPR takes important step toward silencing Down syndrome’s extra chromosome
Scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School used a modified CRISPR/Cas9 technique to insert the XIST gene into the extra chromosome 21 in human stem cells, successfully silencing much of its activity as a proof-of-concept for potential Down syndrome therapy.
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7 tagsCRISPRDown syndromegene therapychromosome silencingXIST genestem cellsaneuploidy
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