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Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR Might Be Easier Than We Thought

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The tool could also prove to be safer than conventional CRISPR-based gene therapies as it does not involve DNA editing, and thus would not cause potentially harmful off-target genomic changes. Nearly one third of human genes lack CGIs, which would limit the use of the tool.

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Using CRISPR to Edit the Epigenome Might Be Easier Than We Thought

XTalks

The tool could also prove to be safer than conventional CRISPR-based gene therapies as it does not involve DNA editing, and thus would not cause potentially harmful off-target genomic changes. Nearly one third of human genes lack CGIs, which would limit the use of the tool.

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