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Methods for Delivering Gene Editing Treatments: Challenges, New Advances, and Future Outlook

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Abstract

Clinical trials have reported up to 93% protein knockdown after a single dose of nonviral lipid nanoparticles for hepatic targets.

  • Therapeutic genome editing has progressed with various programmable nucleases, including CRISPR-based systems.
  • Clinical translation of these technologies faces challenges in safe, efficient, and tissue-specific delivery.
  • Viral vectors like adeno-associated viruses have shown durable editing in specific organs but have limitations in cargo capacity and immunogenicity.
  • Emerging delivery modalities include virus-mimicking nanosystems and cell-derived extracellular vesicles, enhancing transient expression and programmable targeting.
  • Advances in high-throughput screening and machine learning are aiding in the optimization of delivery vectors.

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