Matter arising off targets and genome scale RNAi screens in Drosophila

Fly

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Perrimon, Norbert ^a   Mathey Prevot, Bernard ^b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell based RNAi screens; Drosophila; dsRNA; Off target effects; Specificity

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; GENETICS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

EID: 42449103253     PISSN: 19336934     EISSN: 19336942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/fly.3601     Document Type: Note

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