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Compositions and methods for delivering nucleic acids to cochlear and vestibular cells

Bernard Schneider, Paola Andrea Solanes Vega
2019
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Abstract

Provided herein are materials and methods for efficiently delivering nucleic acids to cochlear and vestibular cells, and methods of treating sensory transduction disorders associated with a genetic defect.

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Bernard Schneider, Paola Andrea Solanes Vega
2019
Patents

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/d16e986b-6fd1-48ca-9221-3b82bc2f3b84

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A genetic disorder is a health problem caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome. It can be caused by a mutation in a single gene (monogenic) or multiple genes (polygenic) or by a chromosomal abnormality. Although polygenic disorders are the most common, the term is mostly used when discussing disorders with a single genetic cause, either in a gene or chromosome. The mutation responsible can occur spontaneously before embryonic development (a de novo mutation), or it can be inherited from two parents who are carriers of a faulty gene (autosomal recessive inheritance) or from a parent with the disorder (autosomal dominant inheritance).

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