RNA interference for the identification of disease-associated genes

Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 136-140

  Nencioni, Alessio ^a   Sandy, Peter ^a   Dillon, Christopher ^a   Kissler, Stephan ^a   Blume Jensen, Peter ^b   Van Parijs, Luk ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Serono Repro Biology Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease associated genes; Genetic screens; Retroviral vectors; RNA interference; Short hairpin RNAs; Small interfering RNAs

Indexed keywords

RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; RNA; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 4544334975     PISSN: 14648431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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