Genome Editing The Next Step in Gene Therapy /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Cathomen, Toni (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hirsch, Matthew (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Porteus, Matthew (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Σειρά: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Biomedicine.; Human Genetics.

This comprehensive volume explores human genetic engineering its pre-clinical and clinical applications, current developments, and as treatment for hereditary diseases. It presents and evaluates the most recent advances in the understanding of mammalian host DNA repair mechanisms, such as double-str...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Gene Editing: Double-Strand Break Induced Gene Targeting and Mutagenesis 20 Years Later
• 2. The Development and Use of Zinc-Finger Nucleases
• 3.The Use and Development of TAL Effector Nucleases
• 4. Genome Editing for Neuromuscular Diseases
• 5. Phage Integrases for Genome Editing
• 6. Precise Genome Modification Using Triplex Forming Oligonucleotides and Peptide Nucleic Acids
• 7. Genome Editing by Aptamer-Guided Gene Targeting
• 8. Stimulation of AAV Gene Editing via DSB Repair
• 9. Engineered Nucleases and Trinucleotide Repeat Diseases
• 10. Using Engineered Nucleases to Create HIV-Resistant Cells
• 11. Strategies to Determine Off-Target Effects of Engineered Nucleases.