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World RNA Day: What impact RNA it had on drug discovery?  

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As per a definition provided by AstraZeneca: “Once inside, ASOs bind with high specificity to target mRNA or pre-mRNA, inducing its degradation – effectively silencing it – to prevent its translation into a detrimental protein product. AstraZeneca’s non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (or ‘NASH’) study is a prime example of the value of ASOs 2.

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