Contracting CAG/CTG repeats using the CRISPR-Cas9 nickase
The expansion of trinucleotide repeats has been linked to several neurodegenerative disorders. Here, the authors show that the CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease induces both expansions and contractions of the repeat region, whereas the nickase leads predominantly to contractions.
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13272 |
| Summary: | The expansion of trinucleotide repeats has been linked to several neurodegenerative disorders. Here, the authors show that the CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease induces both expansions and contractions of the repeat region, whereas the nickase leads predominantly to contractions. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |