Prospects of Non-Coding Elements in Genomic DNA Based Gene Therapy

Overview

Journal Curr Gene Ther

Publisher Bentham Science Publishers

Specialties Genetics
Pharmacology

Date 2021 Apr 20

PMID 33874871

Citations 1

Authors

S P Simna

Zongchao Han

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Abstract

Gene therapy has made significant development since the commencement of the first clinical trials a few decades ago and has remained a dynamic area of research regardless of obstacles such as immune response and insertional mutagenesis. Progression in various technologies like next-generation sequencing (NGS) and nanotechnology has established the importance of non-- coding segments of a genome, thereby taking gene therapy to the next level. In this review, we have summarized the importance of non-coding elements, highlighting the advantages of using full- length genomic DNA loci (gDNA) compared to complementary DNA (cDNA) or minigene, currently used in gene therapy. The focus of this review is to provide an overview of the advances and the future of potential use of gDNA loci in gene therapy, expanding the therapeutic repertoire in molecular medicine.

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