| Literature DB >> 14625885 |
Rajnish S Dave1, Roger J Pomerantz.
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RNA interference (RNAi) is a newly described natural biological phenomenon mediated by small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules which target viral mRNA for degradation by cellular enzymes. RNAi has become a method of choice for studying gene function, especially in mammalian systems. With proof-of-concept studies already presented against a wide variety of human pathogens and several innovative methods of delivering the siRNA to a wide variety of primary cells available, the role for siRNA as a potential therapeutic strategy is becoming increasingly clear. This review presents recent advances in this direction. Copyright 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14625885 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.407
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Med Virol ISSN: 1052-9276 Impact factor: 6.989