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Prevention of muscular dystrophy by crispr/cpf1-mediated gene editing

University of Texas System

Abstract

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited X-linked disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding dystrophin, a protein required for muscle fiber integrity. The disclosure reports CRISPR/Cpf1-mediated gene editing (Myo-editing) is effective at correcting the dystrophin gene mutation in …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Yu Zhang
Priority date
November 28, 2016
Filing date
November 28, 2017
Publication date
February 13, 2020
Language
en
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