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RNA
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A family of gene products whose most common member, messenger RNA (mRNA), is used as a template for making protein. "Messenger" RNA (mRNA) is derived directly from a gene and becomes the template for making a protein. Scientists and clinicians are currently testing approaches that target mRNA in many treatments for retinal degenerative diseases. |














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