Prime editing systems hold tremendous promise for the precise correction of pathogenic mutations. We developed a method to tag sequences modified by a prime editor to evaluate its genome-wide precision for therapeutic applications.
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This is a summary of: Liang, S.-Q. et al. Genome-wide profiling of prime editor off-target sites in vitro and in vivo using PE-tag. Nat. Methods https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-01859-2 (2023)
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Capturing prime editor off-target sites within the genome. Nat Methods 20, 801–802 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-01860-9
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