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Antisense and sensibility

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It took a leap of faith for researchers to believe that antisense technology might lead to novel medicines, but that commitment could soon pay off.

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Figure 1: A schematic of the mode of action of antisense drugs.

© Mark Sokoloff

Figure 2: First-generation and second-generation chemistries used to generate antisense oligonucleotides with characteristics more suitable for medicines.

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Dove, A. Antisense and sensibility. Nat Biotechnol 20, 121–124 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0202-121

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