Open Access Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences (OAJPRS)

ISSN: 2642-1143

Commentary

Rescue of Inherited Traits for Lethal Respiratory Diseases by Prenatal Gene Editing: More than One Single Gene and One Vector

Authors: Gioia SD* and Conese M

DOI: 10.23880/oajprs-16000124

Abstract

A paper recently published in Science Translational Medicine [1] reports for the first time a proof of concept study on the potential application of in utero gene editing to face monogenic lung diseases that are lethal at birth.

Keywords: Respiratory Diseases; Surfactant protein; Gene

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