Dyslipidaemia: In vivo genome editing of ANGPTL3: a therapy for atherosclerosis?

Nat Rev Cardiol. 2018 May;15(5):259-260. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2018.38. Epub 2018 Apr 5.

Abstract

Hyperlipidemia is an important risk factor for coronary heart disease. Chadwick and colleagues report significantly reduced blood lipid levels following CRISPR-based in vivo genome editing in mice to introduce loss-of-function mutations in ANGPTL3, a lipoprotein lipase inhibitor. The treatments were effective in both healthy and Lplr−/− mice and comparable to PCSK9-targeted genome editing, without causing off-target mutations.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Angiopoietin-Like Protein 3
  • Angiopoietin-like Proteins
  • Atherosclerosis*
  • CRISPR-Cas Systems
  • Dyslipidemias*
  • Gene Editing
  • Humans
  • Lipids

Substances

  • ANGPTL3 protein, human
  • Angiopoietin-Like Protein 3
  • Angiopoietin-like Proteins
  • Lipids