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Gene targeting
Artificial modification of a gene in a specific and directed fashion. Typically refers to substituting one DNA sequence for another to inactivate a gene or introduce or correct a mutation in a gene.
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If oligonucleotides were to be used for gene targeting, how can we make it more practical? Low rates of homologous recombination, on the order of 10-5, were overcome by the ingenious use of selectable markers in gene targeting vectors.
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Bone marrow stem cells from patients with this disease have had their mutant gene knocked out by gene targeting [Link] and gained the ability to make good collagen and bone (so far, only in mice).
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