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Points of improvement in CRISPR mediated gene correction in HSCs. Efficiency of delivery, off-target effects (targeting the wrong locus), side effects on the target sites (unwanted indels, translocations, and mutations), lack of accessible chromatin, apoptosis due to the harsh procedures, and loss of stemness are all problems that need to be tackled before obtaining clinically relevant HSC numbers that can be transplanted in patients.
