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. 2017 May 30;14(6):547-548.
doi: 10.1038/nmeth.4293.

Unexpected mutations after CRISPR-Cas9 editing in vivo

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Unexpected mutations after CRISPR-Cas9 editing in vivo

Kellie A Schaefer et al. Nat Methods. .
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CRISPR gene correction introduces an unexpectedly high number of mutations in a mouse model of gene therapy. (a) Venn diagrams display SNVs detected in WGS data by the indicated bioinformatics tools. (b) Summary of variant types found in mouse F03, mouse F05, and shared between both mice.

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