Construction of antisense RNA expression vectors and correction of splicing defect in human β-globin gene (IVS-2-654 C→T mutant) in HeLa cells

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-106

  Gong, Lan ^a   Gu, Xiaofeng ^a   Wang, Min ^a   Huang, Shuzheng ^a   Zeng, Yitao ^a  

^a SHANGHAI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Antisense RNAs; Gene therapy; Splicing defect; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001876603     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02882712     Document Type: Article

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