CRISPR Causes Unexpected Genomic Damage.
Cancer discovery, 8(9): OF2 PMID 30093504 DOI 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2018-106
Abstract
A study in four cell lines concludes that CRISPR/Cas9 editing causes unanticipated genomic alterations, including large deletions, translocations, and insertions. Some of these changes could be the first hits that cause cells to eventually become neoplastic.