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Editing cholesterol out of the blood

In patients with high cholesterol and at risk of cardiovascular disease, inhibitors of PCSK9 are useful in lowering lipid levels but must be dosed regularly. A recent study in Nature by Munsunuru and colleagues explores the possibility of permanently disrupting PCSK9 expression via in vivo CRISPR ge...

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Autor principal: Abbott, Ben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9037316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35602209
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43856-021-00011-5