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What is the probability of an siRNA off-target phenotype?

Published

13.04.2018

Author

Andrew Walsh

Conventional siRNAs have a high probability of giving off-target phenotypes. siRNA off-target effects can be reduced by using more specific reagents or narrowing the assay focus (to reduce the number of relevant genes).