A recently developed gene targeting procedure shows promise for the efficient correction of genetic defects in vivo but many questions have yet to be answered (pages 285–290).
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Strauss, M. The site-specific correction of genetic defects. Nat Med 4, 274–275 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0398-274
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