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. 2019 Aug;139(8):1634-1637.
doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.04.001.

Gene Therapy for Skin Fragility Diseases: The New Generation

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Gene Therapy for Skin Fragility Diseases: The New Generation

Ganna Bilousova. J Invest Dermatol. 2019 Aug.
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Ex vivo gene therapy is a promising approach to treat devastating skin fragility diseases. March et al. and Takashima et al. report that programmable nucleases-TALENs and CRISPR/Cas9-can safely and efficiently correct genetic defects in cultured adult skin cells, paving the way for broader clinical applications of gene therapies in dermatology.

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