Human Germline Editing Using CRISPR
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Published
Aug. 10, 2017, 2:19 p.m.
...with a heterozygous 4 bp deletion in MYBPC3 donated skin, blood and semen samples. Ma et al. designed plasmids...of only 27.9% and homology-directed repair (HDR) taking place in 41.2% of edited cells. The results were...CRISPR editing.
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One striking feature of this paper is the failure of the embryos...comprised of individuals with varied backgrounds.
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