RNA Interference Therapy Heals Growth Deficiency Disorder In A Live Animal

A team of Vanderbilt researchers have demonstrated for the first time that a new type of gene therapy, called RNA interference, can heal a genetic disorder in a live animal. The study, which was published online Nov. 15 by the journal Endocrinology, shows that RNA interference can “rescue” a strain of mouse that has been genetically engineered to express a defective human hormone that interferes with normal growth. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Endocrinology on December 20th, 2007