Nature Communications (Dec 2018)

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated glycolate oxidase disruption is an efficacious and safe treatment for primary hyperoxaluria type I

  • Nerea Zabaleta,
  • Miren Barberia,
  • Cristina Martin-Higueras,
  • Natalia Zapata-Linares,
  • Isabel Betancor,
  • Saray Rodriguez,
  • Rebeca Martinez-Turrillas,
  • Laura Torella,
  • Africa Vales,
  • Cristina Olagüe,
  • Amaia Vilas-Zornoza,
  • Laura Castro-Labrador,
  • David Lara-Astiaso,
  • Felipe Prosper,
  • Eduardo Salido,
  • Gloria Gonzalez-Aseguinolaza,
  • Juan R. Rodriguez-Madoz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07827-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Substrate reduction therapies (SRT) are a promising therapeutic approach for monogenic inherited metabolic diseases. Here the authors evaluate the therapeutic potential of an in vivo CRISPR/Cas9-mediated SRT to treat primary hyperoxaluria type I and demonstrate its safety and efficacy.