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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2019; 25(18): 2177-2187
Published online May 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i18.2177
Harnessing the potential of gene editing technology using CRISPR in inflammatory bowel disease
Viktor Limanskiy, Arpita Vyas, Lakshmi Shankar Chaturvedi, Dinesh Vyas
Viktor Limanskiy, Lakshmi Shankar Chaturvedi, Dinesh Vyas, Department of Surgery, San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, CA 95231, United States
Arpita Vyas, College of Medicine, CNSU, Elk Grove, CA 95757, United States
Dinesh Vyas, College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, California Northstate University, Elk Grove, CA 95757, United States
Author contributions: Vyas D contributed with concept design; Vyas D, and Limanskiy V contributed with research, write-up; Vyas D, Limanskiy V, Chaturvedi LS, and Vyas A contributed with editing.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no stated conflicts of interest related to this publication.
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Corresponding author: Dinesh Vyas, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Director, Surgeon, Associate Dean of Surgery Research, Department of Surgery, San Joaquin General Hospital, 500 West Hospital Road, French Camp, CA 95231, United States. dineshvyas@yahoo.com
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Received: February 2, 2019
Peer-review started: February 6, 2019
First decision: February 13, 2019
Revised: March 27, 2019
Accepted: March 29, 2019
Article in press: March 30, 2019
Published online: May 14, 2019
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Core Tip

Core tip: Using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) to harness the potential of gene editing technology implicated in inflammatory bowel disease. This revolutionary way of editing genes and its application of gene manipulation is only gaining momentum. Genes such as Gatm (Glycine amidinotransferase, mitochondrial) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 have been utilized to show CRISPR is able to manipulate these genes precisely, and this is just the beginning.