A new approach to reducing the immunological side effects of gene therapy exploits microRNA to knock down transgene expression in immune cells.
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Qasim, W., Thrasher, A. RISC control for gene therapy. Nat Biotechnol 24, 661–662 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0606-661
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