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Ribozyme trans–splicing and RNA tagging: Following the messenger

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Splicing ribozymes can be used to repair mutant RNA transcripts in mammalian cells (pages 643–648).

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Sarver, N., Cairns, S. Ribozyme trans–splicing and RNA tagging: Following the messenger. Nat Med 2, 641–642 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0696-641

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