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Duke Team Aims at Cracking RNAi Delivery Problem By Linking Aptamers, siRNAs in an 'All-RNA' Method

Jul 13, 2006
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As part of the ongoing quest to find effective delivery methods for RNAi drugs, a team of researchers at Duke University has combined aptamers with siRNAs to create a cell type-specific gene-silencing agent capable of inhibiting tumor growth and mediating tumor regression in an animal model of prostate cancer.

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