The potential for gene repair via triple helix formation

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 487-494

  Seidman, Michael M ^a   Glazer, Peter M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RNA; TRIPLEX FORMING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TRIPLEX DNA;

BINDING AFFINITY; DNA BINDING; DNA HELIX; DNA METABOLISM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DRUG ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL MODEL; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA REPAIR; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 85047692457     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI19552     Document Type: Review

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