The Etiology of Alzheimer’s Disease Reveals Potential Applications for Precision-Based Gene Therapy Utilizing the CRISPR/Cas9 Protocol To Counter Mechanisms of Pathogenesis

The Etiology of Alzheimer’s Disease Reveals Potential Applications for Precision-Based Gene Therapy Utilizing the CRISPR/Cas9 Protocol To Counter Mechanisms of Pathogenesis

by | Apr 9, 2021 | Alzheimer's Disease, I. Issues, II. Roles, IV. Others, Medical Officers

The CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing system is a part of the adaptive immune system in archaea and bacteria to defend against invasive nucleic acids from phages and plasmids. The guide RNA (sgRNA) of the system recognizes its target sequence in the genome, and the Cas9...