Sefid, Fatemeh, Khadempar, Saedeh, Shamriz, Roshanak, Amjadi, Nooshin (2018). CRISPR Gene Editing on Human Embryos. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 1(1), 48-55. doi: 10.18502/wjpn.v1i1.2785
Fatemeh Sefid; Saedeh Khadempar; Roshanak Shamriz; Nooshin Amjadi. "CRISPR Gene Editing on Human Embryos". Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 1, 1, 2018, 48-55. doi: 10.18502/wjpn.v1i1.2785
Sefid, Fatemeh, Khadempar, Saedeh, Shamriz, Roshanak, Amjadi, Nooshin (2018). 'CRISPR Gene Editing on Human Embryos', Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 1(1), pp. 48-55. doi: 10.18502/wjpn.v1i1.2785
Sefid, Fatemeh, Khadempar, Saedeh, Shamriz, Roshanak, Amjadi, Nooshin CRISPR Gene Editing on Human Embryos. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Journal Management System, 2018; 1(1): 48-55. doi: 10.18502/wjpn.v1i1.2785

CRISPR Gene Editing on Human Embryos

Journal of Integrated Maternal and Pediatric Care
Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2018, Pages 48-55    PDF (479.87 K)
DOI: 10.18502/wjpn.v1i1.2785
Authors
Fatemeh Sefid1; Saedeh Khadempar1; Roshanak Shamriz1; Nooshin Amjadi* 2
1Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2Preventative Gynecology Research Center, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background: With the recent development of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology, the possibility to genetically influence the human germline (gametes and embryos) has become a separate technical possibility. As a powerful skill for genome engineering, the CRISPR/Cas9 system has been effectively applied to adjust the genomes of several species. The purpose of this review was to appraise the technology and build concepts for the launch of precise hereditary modifications in early human embryos.
 
Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the related literatures searched from PubMed, Google scholar, Web of Science up to June 30, 2017 and then we extracted the essential data. In this review, we present the brief history and basic mechanisms of the CRISPR/Cas9 system and significant challenges and advances in the field as a comprehensive practical guide to absorbed users of genome editing technologies. We introduce factors that influence CRISPR/Cas9 efficacy which must be addressed before effective in vivo human embryo therapy can be realized .in this review, we highlight the advancements that have been made using CRISPR/Cas9 in relation to Human Embryo.
 
Results and Conclusion: The possibility of CRISPR/Cas9 use in the context of human reproduction, to change embryos, germline cells, and pluripotent stem cells are studied created on the writers' expert belief. We discuss recent developments leading to the operation of Human Embryonic gene therapies in clinical trials and consider the predictions for future advances in this rapidly developing field.

 
Keywords
Gene editing; Gene therapy; Development; Embryo; Reproduction
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