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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 19.
Published in final edited form as: Bioconjug Chem. 2017 Mar 17;28(4):880–884. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00057

Table 1.

Comparison, and pros/cons of CRISPR/Cas9 delivery in different formats. Compared to other format of delivery, Cas9-RNP delivery has the most advantage as it offers no insertional mutagenesis, high editing efficiency, low off-target, and low immunogenicity.

Cas9 delivery in different formats
Viral Plasmid RNA Protein
Insertional mutagenesis High Moderate No No
Editing efficiency High Moderate Moderate High
Off-target Low Moderate Moderate High
Immunogenicity High Moderate Moderate Low