Inhibition of SARS-Associated Coronavirus Infection and Replication by RNA Interference

Abstract
To the Editor: A novel coronavirus has been identified as the etiologic agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS),1-3 for which there is no specific treatment. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are double-stranded RNAs that direct sequence-specific degradation of messenger RNA in mammalian cells.4 It is also possible, however, that siRNAs could specifically interfere with viral RNA.

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