Researchers edit genes in human stem cells
Friday, June 19, 2009 - 03:49
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have successfully edited the genome of human- induced pluripotent stem cells, making possible the future development of patient-specific stem cell therapies. Reporting this week in Cell Stem Cell, the team altered a gene responsible for causing the rare blood disease paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria, or PNH, establishing for the first time a useful system to learn more about the disease...
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