Longitudinal Muscle Fibers (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Longitudinal Muscle Fibers

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Green muscle fibers with RCas9 (the therapeutic candidate for myotonic dystrophy) have eliminated their toxic RNA (red), whereas fibers lacking RCas9 (dark) have persisting toxic RNA (red).

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