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Interfering with disease: a progress report on siRNA-based therapeutics

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de Fougerolles, Antonin, Vornlocher, Hans-Peter, Maraganore, John, Lieberman, Judy·2007·Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Abstract

RNA interference (RNAi) quietly crept into biological research in the 1990s when unexpected gene-silencing phenomena in plants and flatworms first perplexed scientists. Following the demonstration of RNAi in mammalian cells in 2001, it was quickly realized that this highly specific mechanism of sequence-specific gene silencing might be harnessed to develop a new class of drugs that interfere with disease-causing or disease-promoting genes. Here we discuss the considerations that go into developing RNAi-based therapeutics starting from in vitro lead design and identification, to in vivo pre-clinical drug delivery and testing. We conclude by reviewing the latest clinical experience with RNAi therapeutics.

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Authors
de Fougerolles, A., Vornlocher, H.-P., Maraganore, J., & Lieberman, J.
Venue
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Published
2007-06
Volume
6
Issue
6
Pages
443-453
ISSN
  • 1474-1776 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1784
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W2166915947
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1,203
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9
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journal article
Language
en
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de Fougerolles, A., Vornlocher, H.-P., Maraganore, J., & Lieberman, J. (2007). Interfering with disease: a progress report on siRNA-based therapeutics. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd2310

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