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RNA INTERFERENCE
- Dicerna Therapeutics inc. a company developing drugs using a gene silencing technology called RNA interference.
- Goal is to battle disease such as cancer and rare genetic disorders by turning on and off the genes that regulate proteins in people’s cells.
- This technology blocks disease causing overproduction of protein in cells.
- RNA therapeutics offer advantage over traditional small molecule drugs or biotech medicines grown from organic materials.
- The messenger RNA contains instructions telling cells how to make protein and whether to leave it in cell or carry it into the bloodstream.
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