Base editor repairs mutation found in the premature-ageing syndrome progeria

Wilbert P. Vermeij () and Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 589, issue 7843, 522-524

Abstract: No cure exists for the lethal premature-ageing condition Hutchinson–Gilford progeria. A gene-editing tool — adenine base editors — offers a way to treat the condition in mice. Could this approach lead to an effective therapy?

Keywords: Gene therapy; Biotechnology; Genetics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-03573-x

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