University of Utah Research Foundation

Duke University

Niloofar Farhang

Robert Daniel Bowles

Charles A Gersbach

Farshid Guilak

Jonathan M Brunger

Joshua Stover

Jacob Weston

Lori Setton

David Ede

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treatment and prevention of low back pain. The compositions include vectors comprising nucleotide sequences encoding one or more CRISPR-Cas system guide RNAs and a RNA-directed nuclease. The methods include modulating expression of one or more genes in a cell using the compositions, introducing a CRISPR-Cas system into a cell comprising one or more vectors comprising the compositions, including site-specific DNA cleavage in a cell, and treating a subject having lower back pain, and lower back pain caused by degenerative disc disease using the compositions disclosed herein.

RNA-guided transcriptional regulation and methods of using the same for the treatment of back pain

Described herein are compositions and methods for treatment and prevention of low back pain. The compositions include vectors comprising nucleotide sequences encoding one or more CRISPR-Cas system guide RNAs and a RNA-directed nuclease. The methods include modulating expression of a gene in a cell using said compositions, introducing a CRISPR-Cas system into a cell comprising one or more vectors comprising said compositions, inducing site-specific DNA cleavage in a cell, and treating a subject having lower back pain, and lower back pain caused by degenerative disc disease using the compositions disclosed herein.

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