The CRISPR–Cas9 system enables global screens of gene function with high sensitivity and specificity, but off-target effects have been reported for CRISPR guide RNAs targeting genes that are amplified at high copy number. A new study describes a computational approach to correct for this copy number effect, increasing the specificity of CRIPSR screens to identify essential genes.
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Shen, J., Ideker, T. Correcting CRISPR for copy number. Nat Genet 49, 1674–1675 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3994
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