Engineering of Systematic Elimination of a Targeted Chromosome in Human Cells
Embryonic trisomy leads to abortion or congenital genetic disorders in humans. The most common autosomal chromosome abnormalities are trisomy of chromosomes 13, 18, and 21. Although alteration of gene dosage is thought to contribute to disorders caused by extra copies of chromosomes, genes associate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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Series: | BioMed Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6037159 |