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Recent Examples on the Web Yet another approach, with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, involves using antisense oligonucleotides, which are pieces of nucleic acids designed to bind to cells’ RNA — in this case, to fix a problem that leads to the production of abnormal glycogen. — Laurie Mcginley, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2020 To that end, the researchers turned to something called antisense oligonucleotides. — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020 The newest oligonucleotide drugs are designed to tackle rare diseases. — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020 But any chain that is short—usually 15 to 20 nucleotides—is considered an oligonucleotide. — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020 Targeted lowering of PrP in the brain may now be achievable using antisense oligonucleotides, or ASOs. — Scientific American, 29 Feb. 2020 Free oligonucleotides did not cross the cell membrane. — Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2019 But one patient advocacy group has publicly shared that Yu’s team has designed an oligonucleotide for a toddler with ataxia-telangiectasia, a neurodegenerative disorder, and hoped to begin to treat her this fall. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 9 Oct. 2019 Krainer is co-founder of Stoke Therapeutics, a company focused on treating severe genetic disease using antisense oligonucleotides. — Bret Stetka, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2019 See More

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“Oligonucleotide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oligonucleotide. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.

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