...editing system to correct the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductor receptor (CFTR) by homologous recombination...Cas9 has been used to generate mutations in a wide range of organisms, but its potential to efficiently correct...Cas-based Gene Therapy in Human Genetic Diseases.” Theranostics. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.43360 7. Yuxuan...

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