{"id": "src_E01", "tier": 2, "score": 7.5, "type": "news", "url": "https://investors.alnylam.com/press-release", "title": "Alnylam RNAi Product Approvals Timeline 2018–2025 (Onpattro/Givlaari/Oxlumo/Leqvio/Amvuttra/Rivfloza/Qfitlia)", "year": 2025, "venue": "Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Press Releases", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Seven GalNAc-siRNA drugs approved FDA 2018–2025; Qfitlia approved March 2025 completing P5x25 strategy", "used_in": ["ch01"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company press release — authoritative for approval dates but authored by Alnylam", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Primary FDA approval chronology corroborated across multiple independent sources including biochempeg.com table and PMC clinical review"}
{"id": "src_E02", "tier": 2, "score": 7.6, "type": "news", "url": "https://ir.arrowheadpharma.com/news-releases/news-release-details/arrowhead-pharmaceuticals-initiates-phase-12a-study-aro-dimer-pa", "title": "Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1/2a Study of ARO-DIMER-PA – the First Dual Functional RNAi Therapeutic for Mixed Hyperlipidemia", "year": 2025, "venue": "Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Press Release", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "ARO-DIMER-PA (PCSK9+APOC3) is first clinical-stage dual-functional RNAi molecule, Phase 1/2a initiated 2025", "used_in": ["ch01"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company-authored press release; clinical phase initiation fact is independently verifiable via ClinicalTrials.gov", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "TRiM platform dual-target molecule; NHP preclinical data cited internally"}
{"id": "src_E03", "tier": 3, "score": 6.5, "type": "news", "url": "https://biocytogen.com/blogs/dual-target-nucleic-acid-therapeutics-humanized-models", "title": "Accelerating Dual-Target Small Nucleic Acid Therapeutics with Humanized Models", "year": 2025, "venue": "Biocytogen Blog", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "UK Biobank data: combined APOC3+PCSK9 protective alleles confer 10% lower CHD risk vs single allele (citing Wang et al. 2025)", "used_in": ["ch01"], "authority": 1.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 0.5, "verifiability": 0.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Commercial vendor blog; Wang et al. 2025 primary citation not directly accessed", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "The 10% CHD risk reduction figure requires primary source verification against Wang et al. 2025 UK Biobank publication"}
{"id": "src_E04", "tier": 2, "score": 7.8, "type": "journal", "url": "https://www.cell.com/molecular-therapy-family/nucleic-acids/fulltext/S2162-2531(24)00324-X", "title": "Development, opportunities, and challenges of siRNA nucleic acid drugs", "year": 2025, "venue": "Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Six siRNA drugs commercially approved by 2025; clinical trial table includes complement C5 program cemdisiran in Phase 3", "used_in": ["ch01", "ch09"], "authority": 2.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.0, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None disclosed", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": true, "notes": "Open access Cell/Elsevier review; good pipeline table for confirmation of Phase status; used in Ch09 to confirm all approved GalNAc-siRNA drugs used batch solid-phase synthesis"}
{"id": "src_E05", "tier": 2, "score": 7.4, "type": "report", "url": "https://tides.wuxiapptec.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fast-Track-to-Phase-I-Two-siRNA-IND-CMC-Packages_final-approved.pdf", "title": "Fast-Track to Phase I: Two siRNA IND CMC Packages Completed in 14 Months", "year": 2024, "venue": "TIDES Conference / WuXi AppTec", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Standard GalNAc-siRNA GMP optimization: initial yield 13%/crude purity 18% improved to 62%/75% after process development; 500g GMP batch in 10 months", "used_in": ["ch01"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "CDMO-authored case study; WuXi AppTec has commercial interest in favorable presentation", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Technical detail level suggests genuine process disclosure not purely promotional; specific numbers used in Ch01 for baseline yield quantification"}
{"id": "src_E06", "tier": 1, "score": 8.8, "type": "journal", "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12899625/", "doi": "10.3390/molecules31060897", "title": "Refined Design and Liquid-Phase Assembly of GalNAc-siRNA Conjugates: Comparative Efficiency Validation in PCSK9 Targeting", "year": 2026, "venue": "Molecules (MDPI)", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Commercial GalNAc-preloaded CPG supports have loading below 100 µmol/g hindering industrial-scale synthesis; liquid-phase synthesis enables gram-to-kg scale potential", "used_in": ["ch01"], "authority": 2.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None disclosed", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": true, "notes": "Same paper indexed as src_A03/src_B04/src_C01 in initial scan — used here specifically for CPG loading limitation quote; peer-reviewed primary synthesis paper"}
{"id": "src_E07", "tier": 3, "score": 5.5, "type": "news", "url": "https://www.bocsci.com/research-area/formulating-sirna-for-liver-targeted-delivery-galnac-conjugation-tips.html", "title": "GalNAc siRNA Formulation for Liver Targeting — Technical Overview", "year": 2025, "venue": "BOC Sciences Technical Notes", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "GalNAc cluster as phosphoramidite monomer extends coupling cycle time from 2 min to 6 min due to diffusion limitations in 500 Å CPG pores", "used_in": ["ch01"], "authority": 1.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 0.5, "verifiability": 0.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Commercial vendor; cycle-time claim may derive from unpublished internal data", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Cycle-time figure flagged as requiring primary source verification; used only in Ch01 as a directional indicator with appropriate confidence level"}
{"id": "src_E08", "tier": 3, "score": 6.0, "type": "database", "url": "https://synapse.patsnap.com/organization/e8cb014d0dbbc49f59602b29e212c16c", "title": "BeBetter Med — Drug pipelines and Clinical Trials (Synapse/Patsnap)", "year": 2026, "venue": "Patsnap Synapse Database", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "BEBT-701 (AGT+PCSK9) NCT07368608 Phase 1/2 trial registered; start date January 26 2026; sponsor BeBetter Med", "used_in": ["ch01"], "authority": 1.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.0, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Database aggregator, no inherent conflict", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "NCT number and start date confirmed from ClinicalTrials.gov registry via Synapse aggregation"}
{"id": "src_E09", "tier": 1, "score": 9.0, "type": "journal", "url": "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00507-0/fulltext", "doi": "10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00507-0", "title": "Durability and efficacy of solbinsiran, a GalNAc-conjugated siRNA targeting ANGPTL3, in adults with mixed dyslipidaemia (PROLONG-ANG3)", "year": 2025, "venue": "The Lancet", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Solbinsiran Phase 2 PROLONG-ANG3: 205 patients, variable apoB reductions (significant only at 400 mg); 100 mg and 800 mg arms missed primary endpoint — illustrating variable single-target outcomes", "used_in": ["ch01"], "authority": 3.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 0.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Eli Lilly-sponsored trial; declared industry conflicts among investigators", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": true, "notes": "Primary counter-evidence for Section CE01; Lancet publication score elevated despite COI because the COI is declared and trial was randomized controlled"}
{"id": "src_E10", "tier": 3, "score": 6.0, "type": "news", "url": "https://www.bioxconomy.com/modalities/dual-targeting-sirnas-could-treat-complex-genetic-diseases", "title": "Dual-targeting siRNAs could treat complex genetic diseases", "year": 2024, "venue": "Bioxconomy", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Dual-target siRNAs present doubled off-target risk surface; 'careful safety evaluation will be essential in future translational studies' (citing Sugimoto et al.)", "used_in": ["ch01"], "authority": 1.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 0.5, "verifiability": 0.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Independent science journalism; Sugimoto primary citation not directly accessed", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Counter-evidence source CE02; primary Sugimoto publication should be located for stronger citation in Ch01 future revision"}
{"id": "src_E23", "tier": 2, "score": 7.8, "type": "report", "url": "https://capella.alnylam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Alnylam-RD-Day-2025.pdf", "title": "Alnylam R&D Day 2025 — GEMINI platform preclinical data (ANGPTL3+AGT dual siRNA single entity)", "year": 2025, "venue": "Alnylam Pharmaceuticals R&D Day", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "GEMINI combines two siRNAs in a single chemical entity; GEMINI-CVR targets ANGPTL3+AGT with biannual dosing goal; preclinical data show superior dual knockdown vs mixture", "used_in": ["ch03"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company R&D Day; technical content primary; corroborated by 10-K SEC filing", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Alnylam 2024 10-K (alny-20241231) independently corroborates GEMINI platform description and pre-IND status"}
{"id": "src_E24", "tier": 2, "score": 7.2, "type": "database", "url": "https://www.ribolia.com/en/pipeline/pipeline/core-pipeline", "title": "Suzhou Ribo Life Science — Core Pipeline (RBD4059 Phase 2, RBD5044 Phase 2, RBD7022 Phase 2)", "year": 2026, "venue": "Ribo IR / HKEX 06938", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "7 clinical-stage single-target assets; dual-target in active R&D under RiboGalSTAR™; no dual-target IND as of April 2026", "used_in": ["ch03"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.0, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company IR page; corroborated by ESC 2025 presentations and pharmaphorum independent coverage", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Ribo IPO raised HKD 1.59B on HKEX Jan 2026; pipeline page is real-time updated"}
{"id": "src_E25", "tier": 2, "score": 7.5, "type": "news", "url": "https://www.ribolia.com/en/media-center/our-products-news/50", "title": "Ribo ESC 2025 — RBD5044 Phase I: 84% APOC3 knockdown sustained at 6-month follow-up; RBD7022 Phase I: 75% PCSK9 max reduction at 6 months", "year": 2025, "venue": "Ribo Press Release / ESC 2025", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "RBD5044 single injection: 84% APOC3 knockdown sustained through 6-month follow-up; supports Q6M dosing; well-tolerated", "used_in": ["ch03"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company press release; clinical data presented at peer-reviewed conference (ESC 2025)", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "ESC 2025 presentation is independent conference review; multiple Ribo assets presented same day"}
{"id": "src_E26", "tier": 3, "score": 6.2, "type": "news", "url": "https://www.phirda.com/artilce_41242.html", "title": "2026最热：小核酸龙头来了 — Ribo IPO strategy and dual-target R&D roadmap", "year": 2026, "venue": "China Medical Innovation Association (phirda.com)", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Ribo explicitly prioritizes dual-target and multi-target technology breakthroughs; RSC 2.0 modification system; RiboGalSTAR™ liver delivery", "used_in": ["ch03"], "authority": 1.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 0.5, "verifiability": 0.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Association publication; corroborates HKEX prospectus language; dual-target R&D priority confirmed", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Used for strategic context only; Ribo HKEX prospectus is the primary source for dual-target R&D priority claim"}
{"id": "src_E27", "tier": 2, "score": 7.4, "type": "news", "url": "https://pharmaphorum.com/news/rna-specialist-ribo-files-205m-ipo-hong-kong", "title": "RNA specialist Ribo files $205m IPO in Hong Kong — 7 clinical assets, dual-target in R&D", "year": 2026, "venue": "pharmaphorum", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Ribo HKD 1.59B IPO; 7 clinical-stage assets; Boehringer Ingelheim MASH + Qilu dyslipidaemia partnerships >$2B combined; RiboGalSTAR™ dual-target extension in development", "used_in": ["ch03"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 0.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Independent trade press (pharmaphorum); no conflict; corroborates HKEX prospectus data", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Pharmaphorum is Tier 2 trade media; independent confirmation of Ribo pipeline and partnership data"}
{"id": "src_E28", "tier": 2, "score": 7.5, "type": "news", "url": "https://www.argobiopharma.com/news/111.html", "title": "Argo Biopharma: BW-00163 (AGT siRNA) advances to Phase 2; Novartis milestone payment; $4B+ total deal value", "year": 2025, "venue": "Argo Biopharma Press Release", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "BW-00163 progressed to Phase 2 via Novartis June 2025; $185M upfront + $4B+ total potential from Jan 2024 deal for two cardiovascular assets", "used_in": ["ch03"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company press release; deal terms independently referenced in VCBeat and Novartis regulatory filings", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "NCT06857955 (BW-00163 Phase 2 Novartis-sponsored) independently registered on ClinicalTrials.gov"}
{"id": "src_E29", "tier": 2, "score": 7.6, "type": "news", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/argo-biopharma-doses-first-patients-in-phase-ii-clinical-trials-of-sirna-therapy-bw-40202-302747128.html", "title": "Argo Biopharma doses first patients in Phase II trials of BW-40202 (CFB siRNA, PNH + IgAN)", "year": 2026, "venue": "PR Newswire / Argo Biopharma", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "First patient dosed April 20, 2026 in Phase II BW-40202 trials for PNH and IgAN; BW-40202 is single-target CFB siRNA; RADS™ platform", "used_in": ["ch03"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company press release on PR Newswire; independently corroborated by CTR20252839 registry", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Very recent (April 20, 2026); confirmed in both NMPA ChiCTR registry and Australian IND registry"}
{"id": "src_E30", "tier": 2, "score": 7.2, "type": "database", "url": "https://sirnaomics.com/en/science-pipeline/pipeline/", "title": "Sirnaomics Pipeline — muRNA dual-target programs STP271G (PCSK9+ANGPTL3), STP237G (AGT+APOC3), STP247G (CFB+C5)", "year": 2026, "venue": "Sirnaomics (HKEX 2257)", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Sirnaomics has 3+ preclinical muRNA dual-target programs; PDoV-GalNAc scaffold also preclinical; muRNA design confirmed as single-molecule by RSC Med Chem 2025", "used_in": ["ch03"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.0, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company pipeline page; muRNA architecture independently described in RSC Medicinal Chemistry review 2025", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "PDoV-GalNAc and GalAhead™ muRNA are distinct Sirnaomics scaffolds; both preclinical for dual-target programs"}
{"id": "src_E31", "tier": 2, "score": 7.0, "type": "news", "url": "https://www.stcn.com/article/detail/3343990.html", "title": "迈威生物 (688062) 2MW7141 dual-target siRNA licensed to Kalexo Bio; ≤$1B deal value", "year": 2025, "venue": "Securities Times (STCN) / Shanghai STAR Market regulatory disclosure", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "2MW7141 is preclinical-stage dual-target siRNA for lipid abnormalities; ≤$1B deal with Kalexo (Aditum Bio); target identity undisclosed; first-in-class non-LNP delivery claimed", "used_in": ["ch03"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.0, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "STCN aggregates Shanghai STAR Market regulatory disclosures; 688062 is publicly listed company; deal terms are formal disclosure", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "STCN (Securities Times) is official SHEX disclosure channel; deal value constitutes mandatory regulatory disclosure for listed company"}
{"id": "src_E32", "tier": 2, "score": 7.3, "type": "news", "url": "https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-02-27/chinas-biotech-push-into-small-nucleic-acid-drugs-draws-global-pharma-102417490.html", "title": "China's Biotech Push Into Small Nucleic Acid Drugs Draws Global Pharma (Caixin Global Feb 2026)", "year": 2026, "venue": "Caixin Global", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Over 100 Chinese small nucleic acid drug pipelines by Jan 2026 (Insight data); global siRNA market $2.7B (2019) to $5.7B (2024); >$36B in 2025 sector transactions", "used_in": ["ch03"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 0.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Caixin is independent financial journalism; data attributed to Huaxi Securities and Insight database", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Caixin is premium financial media with editorial standards; the 100+ pipeline figure should be treated as directional (definitionally broad)"}
{"id": "src_E11", "tier": 1, "score": 7.2, "type": "journal", "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168365914004118", "doi": "10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.07.049", "title": "Disulfide-Containing Parenteral Delivery Systems and Their Redox-Biological Fate", "year": 2014, "venue": "Journal of Controlled Release", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Intracellular GSH 1–10 mM; extracellular plasma GSH ~2–20 µM; ~500-fold gradient drives selective intracellular disulfide cleavage for siRNA delivery", "used_in": ["ch02"], "authority": 2.0, "recency": 0.6, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None disclosed; academic review", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": true, "notes": "Foundational redox biology review; mechanism unchanged since publication; score adjusted for age (-0.6 recency penalty for 12-year-old paper in stable-mechanism category)"}
{"id": "src_E12", "tier": 2, "score": 7.5, "type": "journal", "url": "https://www.chromatographyonline.com/view/analysis-of-sirna-with-denaturing-and-non-denaturing-ion-pair-reversed-phase-liquid-chromatography-methods", "title": "Analysis of siRNA with Denaturing and Non-Denaturing Ion-Pair Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Methods", "year": 2023, "venue": "LCGC International", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Denaturing IP-RPLC separates hetero-duplex, homo-duplex, and single-strand populations in dual-siRNA constructs; method validation requirements described", "used_in": ["ch02"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None disclosed; analytical methods article", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Professional analytical methods journal; specific siRNA duplex separation method validation described; supports hetero-duplex QC claim for covalent tandem paradigm"}
{"id": "src_E13", "tier": 1, "score": 8.6, "type": "journal", "url": "https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/cs/d2cs00788f", "doi": "10.1039/D2CS00788F", "title": "Targeted delivery of oligonucleotides using multivalent protein-carbohydrate interactions", "year": 2023, "venue": "Chemical Society Reviews (RSC)", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Alnylam triantennary GalNAc Kd = 2.3 nM for ASGPR; 10^6-fold affinity gain from mono to triantennary; tetraantennary only modest further improvement; cluster effect mechanism", "used_in": ["ch02"], "authority": 2.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None disclosed; independent academic review", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": true, "notes": "Chem Soc Rev high IF; comprehensive review of multivalent carbohydrate-ASGPR binding; Kd = 2.3 nM value confirmed from Nair et al. JACS 2014 primary data cited within"}
{"id": "src_E14", "tier": 1, "score": 7.5, "type": "regulatory", "url": "https://www.ich.org/page/quality-guidelines", "title": "ICH Q6A — Specifications: Test Procedures and Acceptance Criteria for New Drug Substances and Drug Products (Chemical Substances)", "year": 1999, "venue": "ICH / FDA / EMA", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Specifications framework for drug substance identity and purity; mixture-API composition ratio control requirements; <5% CV inference for fixed-composition mixture products", "used_in": ["ch02"], "authority": 2.0, "recency": 0.5, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None; regulatory guidance", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Still-authoritative ICH guidance; specific <5% CV figure for siRNA cocktail composition is inferred not explicitly stated — flagged as unverified in evidence table C15; recommend FDA OPQ consultation"}
{"id": "src_E15", "tier": 1, "score": 8.3, "type": "journal", "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5762979/", "doi": "10.1016/j.omtn.2017.11.010", "title": "Evaluation of GalNAc-siRNA Conjugate Activity in Pre-clinical Animal Models with Reduced Asialoglycoprotein Receptor Expression", "year": 2017, "venue": "Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Triantennary GalNAc-ASGPR Kd ~2 nM; ASGPR receptor saturation documented at doses >5 mg/kg; in silico model parameters: Kd=2nM, kon=1e5 M-1s-1, ASGPR ~600 nM intrahepatic", "used_in": ["ch02"], "authority": 2.0, "recency": 1.0, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Alnylam-affiliated authors; declared; data directly relevant and specific", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": true, "notes": "Key quantitative ASGPR saturation data; Kd value corroborates src_E13; saturation threshold at >5 mg/kg provides basis for cocktail receptor saturation counter-argument; COI declared and methodology sound"}
{"id": "src_E40", "tier": 1, "score": 8.0, "type": "journal", "url": "https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.oprd.4c00188", "doi": "10.1021/acs.oprd.4c00188", "title": "Acetonitrile Regeneration from Oligonucleotide Production Waste", "year": 2024, "venue": "Organic Process Research & Development (ACS)", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Approximately 85% of total acetonitrile usage in SPOS is consumed during synthesis wash steps", "used_in": ["ch04"], "authority": 2.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None disclosed", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "ACS OPR&D primary paper on solvent use in oligo manufacturing; 85% stat is key for PMI analysis"}
{"id": "src_E41", "tier": 2, "score": 6.8, "type": "report", "url": "https://synergbiopharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SynerG_SPOS-and-LPOS_whitepaper.pdf", "title": "Solid-Phase Oligonucleotide Synthesis (SPOS) and Liquid-Phase Oligonucleotide Synthesis (LPOS): A Comparative Review", "year": 2025, "venue": "SynerG BioPharma White Paper", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "PMI for 20-mer therapeutic oligos: 3,035–7,023 (avg 4,299); MeCN consumption up to 1,000 kg/kg API; AJIPHASE 21-mer siRNA: 60% yield, >90% purity", "used_in": ["ch04"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.0, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "CDMO-affiliated white paper; PMI data cites published sources; AJIPHASE claim cites Ajinomoto", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Useful aggregator of SPOS/LPOS comparative data; primary sources should be traced where possible"}
{"id": "src_E42", "tier": 1, "score": 8.5, "type": "journal", "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11071452/", "title": "Biochemical and structural insights into a 5' to 3' RNA ligase — T4 RNA Ligase 1 substrate requirements", "year": 2024, "venue": "PMC / Nucleic Acids Research", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "T4 RNA Ligase 1 requires 5'-phosphate, 3'-hydroxyl, and free 2'-hydroxyl; substrate incompatible with 2'-OMe at ligation junction in wild-type form", "used_in": ["ch04", "ch07"], "authority": 2.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None disclosed", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Primary mechanistic constraint paper for T4 Rnl1; key for explaining why engineered ligases are required for 2'-modified siRNA ligation; also used in Ch07 for T4 PNK requirement in ligation workflows"}
{"id": "src_E43", "tier": 2, "score": 7.8, "type": "news", "url": "https://ir.codexis.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/442/codexis-signs-agreement-to-manufacture-50-g-sirna-using-its-eco-synthesis-manufacturing-platform", "title": "Codexis signs agreement to manufacture 50 g siRNA using its ECO Synthesis® Manufacturing Platform", "year": 2026, "venue": "Codexis IR Press Release", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Codexis agreed in March 2026 to manufacture 50 g siRNA for a cardiovascular indication preclinical program via ECO Synthesis; confirms commercial traction", "used_in": ["ch04"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company press release; fact of agreement independently verifiable from IR filing", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "March 4, 2026 announcement; confirms ECO Synthesis is at commercial engagement stage"}
{"id": "src_E44", "tier": 2, "score": 7.5, "type": "news", "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/07/24/2709622/0/en/GreenLight-Announces-Completion-of-Merger-with-Fall-Line-Endurance-Fund.html", "title": "GreenLight Announces Completion of Merger with Fall Line Endurance Fund — $45.5M go-private transaction, July 24, 2023", "year": 2023, "venue": "GlobeNewswire / Goodwin Law", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "GreenLight Biosciences Holdings taken private July 24, 2023 at $45.5M; surviving entity pivoted exclusively to agriculture RNA (Calantha, Norroa); therapeutic siRNA program discontinued", "used_in": ["ch04"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 1.5, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None — factual M&A announcement", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "CRITICAL CORRECTION: GreenLight did NOT go bankrupt; it was acquired and pivoted to agriculture. The $1/g IVT cost claim applies to agricultural unmodified dsRNA only, not therapeutic siRNA"}
{"id": "src_E45", "tier": 2, "score": 7.0, "type": "report", "url": "https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_f07ef482839a89d64e69eb116fc3ecf6/codexis/db/1165/11842/pdf/CDXS+TIDES+EU+Presentation+November+2023.pdf", "title": "Revolutionizing Nucleic Acid Synthesis with Engineered Enzymes — Codexis TIDES EU 2023 Presentation (TdT engineering)", "year": 2023, "venue": "Codexis / TIDES Europe Conference", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Iterative TdT evolution showing progressive improvement in 2'-OMe and 2'-F modified NQP incorporation efficiency across multiple evolution rounds", "used_in": ["ch04"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 1.5, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company presentation; data appears genuine process development disclosure", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "2023 TIDES EU presentation; shows TdT engineering in progress for modified RNA; current status (2025-2026) per DeciBio Q&A suggests still not at GMP-ready stage for full alternating 2'-OMe/2'-F 21-mers"}
{"id": "src_H01", "tier": 1, "score": 8.3, "type": "journal", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36812429/", "doi": "10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04902", "title": "Nuclease P1 Digestion for Bottom-Up RNA Sequencing of Modified siRNA Therapeutics", "authors": "Jones JD et al.", "year": 2023, "venue": "Analytical Chemistry (ACS)", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Nuclease P1 provides robust bottom-up siRNA sequencing regardless of 2'-fluorination, phosphorothioate content, 2'-OMe substitution, sequence, or length; outperforms RNase T1 for heavily modified siRNAs", "used_in": ["ch07"], "authority": 2.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None disclosed; US government funded (non-PHS)", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": true, "notes": "Six digestion schemes tested systematically; nuclease P1 partial digest identified as primary method for 2'-modified siRNA; directly relevant to dual-target siRNA QC characterization workflow"}
{"id": "src_H02", "tier": 2, "score": 7.5, "type": "report", "url": "https://media.neb.com/m/7f1861bae6a4a660/original/GMP_Grade_Trifold.pdf", "title": "GMP-grade Products for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Manufacturing — NEB brochure", "authors": "New England Biolabs", "year": 2024, "venue": "NEB GMP Product Documentation", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "NEB GMP-grade spec: purity ≥90% SDS-PAGE; endotoxin ≤5 EU/mL; AOF; ISO 9001+ISO 13485; cross-contamination panels for residual exo/endonuclease; 43,000 sq ft Rowley MA facility opened 2018", "used_in": ["ch07"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Company self-description; specifications are independently verifiable via CoA requests", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Primary documentation for GMP enzyme specification requirements; facility opening date confirmed from NEB public communications"}
{"id": "src_H03", "tier": 2, "score": 5.5, "type": "database", "url": "https://www.worthington-biochem.com/products/ribonuclease-t1", "title": "Ribonuclease T1 — Worthington Biochemical product page", "authors": "Worthington Biochemical Corporation", "year": 2024, "venue": "Worthington Biochemical", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "RNase T1 from Aspergillus oryzae; 11 kDa; cleaves 3' of guanosine 3'-phosphate residues forming intermediate 2',3'-cyclic phosphates; fraction of global RNase market volume", "used_in": ["ch07"], "authority": 1.0, "recency": 1.5, "primacy": 1.0, "verifiability": 1.0, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Commercial vendor; product description; enzyme properties are independently established in primary literature", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Supplier position context only; used for RNase T1 biochemical property confirmation; not primary literature; score below threshold for sole-source claims"}
{"id": "src_H04", "tier": 2, "score": 7.0, "type": "journal", "url": "https://www.insights.bio/nucleic-acid-insights/journal/article/3716/industry-insights-advances-in-enzymatic-manufacturing-therapeutic-pipelines-and-regulatory-pathways-for-nucleic-acid-therapeutics", "title": "Industry Insights: Advances in enzymatic manufacturing, therapeutic pipelines, and regulatory pathways for nucleic acid therapeutics", "authors": "Nucleic Acid Insights editorial", "year": 2026, "venue": "Nucleic Acid Insights 2026;3(1)", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Alnylam USD 250M investment in siRELIS enzymatic ligation platform at Norton MA facility (December 2025); Codexis-Nitto ECO Synthesis evaluation agreement (October 2025)", "used_in": ["ch07"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.0, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Trade journal; independently corroborates company press releases", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Confirms enzymatic ligation platforms at commercial/pre-commercial scale; Alnylam investment corroborated by BioPharm International Oct 2025 article"}
{"id": "src_H05", "tier": 2, "score": 7.0, "type": "report", "url": "https://www.yeasenbio.com/blogs/mrna/gmp-grade-enzymes", "title": "Yeasen GMP Grade mRNA Enzymes and Nucleotides for vaccine and drug development", "authors": "Yeasen Biotech", "year": 2023, "venue": "Yeasen Biotech Technical Blog", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Yeasen is first Chinese company with ISO 13485 for molecular enzyme manufacturing; mRNAtools facility 50,000 sq ft; >5B units/yr capacity; FDA DMF numbers held for multiple products; GMP portfolio: T7 RNAP, DNase I, RNase inhibitor, BspQI", "used_in": ["ch07"], "authority": 1.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.5, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 0.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Company-authored technical marketing; ISO 13485 certification and DMF facts independently verifiable from regulatory databases", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Primary evidence for Chinese domestic substitution status; ISO 13485 claim is verifiable; catalog review confirms no GMP nuclease P1 or RNase T1 for oligo-QC applications as of April 2026"}
{"id": "src_H06", "tier": 2, "score": 6.5, "type": "database", "url": "https://www.vazymeglobal.com/rnase-remover-suppliers-tag/", "title": "Vazyme product catalog — DNase I RNase-free and RNase Inhibitor GMP-grade product listings", "authors": "Vazyme International (688105.SH)", "year": 2024, "venue": "Vazyme Global website", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Vazyme offers DNase I RNase-free and Murine RNase Inhibitor GMP-grade; no GMP-grade nuclease P1, RNase T1, SVPD, or T4 PNK for oligonucleotide applications in current catalog", "used_in": ["ch07"], "authority": 1.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.0, "verifiability": 1.0, "coi": 0.5, "conflict_of_interest": "Commercial vendor catalog; catalog completeness cannot be guaranteed without direct inquiry", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Used to establish the gap in Chinese domestic GMP supply for siRNA-specific QC enzymes; catalog-based inference; direct vendor inquiry recommended for confirmation"}
{"id": "src_J01", "tier": 1, "score": 8.5, "type": "regulatory", "url": "https://www.fda.gov/media/166575/download", "title": "In-Depth Impurity Assessment of Synthetic Oligonucleotides Enabled by HRMS — CDER/OPQ/OTR SBIA 2022 Presentation", "authors": "Kui Yang, FDA/CDER Division of Complex Drug Analysis", "year": 2022, "venue": "FDA CDER SBIA 2022 Conference", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "FDA CDER explicitly states no ICH or general CMC guidance exists for synthetic oligonucleotides; HRMS isobaric resolution of n-U vs n-C (0.004 Da) is operative review standard; first PSG (nusinersen) issued Feb 2022", "used_in": ["ch09"], "authority": 3.0, "recency": 1.5, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Official FDA CDER presentation — no conflict", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Tier 1 regulatory source; direct FDA statement on guidance gap; HRMS methodology presented as internal standard; confirms PSG timeline; score 8.5 (authority 3.0 + recency 1.5 [2022] + primacy 2.0 + verifiability 2.0 + coi 1.0 = 9.5 → adjusted to 8.5 for 2022 date)"}
{"id": "src_J02", "tier": 1, "score": 9.0, "type": "regulatory", "url": "https://database.ich.org/sites/default/files/Q3D-R2_Guideline_Step4_2022_0308.pdf", "title": "ICH Q3D(R2) Elemental Impurities — Guideline for Industry (Step 4, April 2022)", "authors": "ICH Quality Expert Working Group", "year": 2022, "venue": "ICH / FDA / EMA", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Cu parenteral PDE = 300 µg/day; Cu oral PDE = 3,000 µg/day; Cu inhalation PDE = 30 µg/day (Table A.2.1); Cu is Class 3; intermittent dosing subfactor justification available per §3.3", "used_in": ["ch09"], "authority": 3.0, "recency": 1.5, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None — official international regulatory guideline", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "CRITICAL: Cu parenteral PDE = 300 µg/day, NOT 30 µg/day (30 is the inhalation PDE). Also available at FDA URL https://fda.gov/media/148474/download. Scores: authority 3.0 + recency 1.5 + primacy 2.0 + verifiability 2.0 + coi 1.0 = 9.5 → capped at 9.0 for practical maximum"}
{"id": "src_J03", "tier": 1, "score": 9.0, "type": "regulatory", "url": "https://database.ich.org/sites/default/files/ICH_Q13_Step4_Guideline_2022_1116.pdf", "title": "ICH Q13 Continuous Manufacturing of Drug Substances and Drug Products — Step 4 Final Guideline", "authors": "ICH Quality Expert Working Group", "year": 2022, "venue": "ICH", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "Adopted Nov 16, 2022; covers CM of chemical entities and therapeutic proteins; principles 'may also apply to other biological/biotechnological entities'; requires batch definition, material diversion, disturbance detection for CM processes", "used_in": ["ch09"], "authority": 3.0, "recency": 1.5, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None — official ICH guideline adopted by FDA, EMA, PMDA", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Step 4 document adopted by all ICH regions; FDA implementation guidance published Feb 2023; enzymatic ligation flow reactors fall within conceptual scope of CM definition"}
{"id": "src_J04", "tier": 2, "score": 7.5, "type": "report", "url": "https://cisema.com/en/china-cde-drafts-guidelines-oligonucleotides-biologics-advanced-therapies/", "title": "CDE Opens 3 Draft Guideline Consultations: Oligonucleotides, Advanced Therapies, and Biologics", "authors": "Reuben McClymont, Cisema", "year": 2025, "venue": "Cisema Regulatory Intelligence", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "CDE draft consultation for oligonucleotide guidance opened Sep 8, closed Oct 8, 2025; 4-category impurity framework (I–IV) with 1.5% qualification threshold; final guidance issued Feb 24, 2026", "used_in": ["ch09"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.0, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Regulatory consultancy (Cisema); commercial interest in accurate regulatory intelligence for clients; no direct product conflict", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Cisema is a specialized China regulatory consultancy (20+ years, 100+ specialists); accurately describes draft timeline and impurity framework; corroborated by CDE Notice No. 21/2026 official document"}
{"id": "src_J05", "tier": 1, "score": 8.8, "type": "regulatory", "url": "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/scientific-guideline/draft-guideline-development-manufacture-oligonucleotides_en.pdf", "title": "Draft Guideline on the Development and Manufacture of Oligonucleotides (EMA/CHMP/CVMP/QWP/262313/2024)", "authors": "EMA CHMP/CVMP Quality Working Party", "year": 2024, "venue": "European Medicines Agency", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "§4.2.2: ICH Q13 requirements apply when continuous manufacturing is intended for oligonucleotides; §4.3.2: 4-class impurity framework (Class I–IV), 1.0% identification / 1.5% qualification thresholds; §4.2.3: phosphoramidites acceptable starting materials with justification per ICH Q11", "used_in": ["ch09"], "authority": 3.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "None — official EMA scientific guideline (draft)", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Draft; consultation closed Jan 31, 2025; not yet finalized as of April 2026 — cited as draft, not final. Tier 1 for authority even as draft; 27 pages; §4.2.2 explicitly references Q13; §4.3.2 impurity framework nearly identical to NMPA final version — strong cross-validation"}
{"id": "src_J06", "tier": 1, "score": 8.3, "type": "regulatory", "url": "https://www.fda.gov/media/183496/download", "title": "Nonclinical Safety Assessment of Oligonucleotide-Based Therapeutics — Draft Guidance for Industry (FDA/CDER, November 2024)", "authors": "FDA/CDER Office of New Drugs", "year": 2024, "venue": "FDA CDER", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "All elements of ONT drug product must be assessed for off-target hybridization including 'both the sense and antisense strands, overlapping ends'; dual-strand characterization required in nonclinical program", "used_in": ["ch09"], "authority": 3.0, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 2.0, "verifiability": 2.0, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Official FDA CDER draft guidance; no conflict", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Draft guidance (60-day comment period from Nov 2024); when finalized will be operative standard; dual-strand assessment requirement directly informs CMC strand-level specification expectations; AAM docket comment Jan 2025 requests ANDA pathway guidance for oligonucleotides — harmonization unresolved"}
{"id": "src_J07", "tier": 2, "score": 7.0, "type": "report", "url": "https://www.auriacompliance.com/gmp-blog/learning-from-the-letters-fda-complete-response-letter-trends-20202024-and-what-they-mean-for-sponsors", "title": "Learning from the Letters: FDA Complete Response Letter Trends 2020–2024 and What They Mean for Sponsors", "authors": "Devin Sears, Auria Compliance Group", "year": 2025, "venue": "Auria Compliance Group Blog", "accessed_at": "2026-04-21", "key_claim": "74% of 202 FDA CRLs issued 2020–2024 cited CMC/manufacturing deficiencies; CMC failures are leading approval bottleneck across all drug classes", "used_in": ["ch09"], "authority": 1.5, "recency": 2.0, "primacy": 1.0, "verifiability": 1.5, "coi": 1.0, "conflict_of_interest": "Regulatory consultancy; commercial interest in accurate FDA trend analysis for clients; no direct product conflict", "blacklist_checked": true, "retraction_checked": false, "notes": "Based on 202 redacted CRLs FDA released July 2025; large dataset; 74% figure corroborated by PharmTech March 2026 article citing same data release; Tier 2 (regulatory consultancy analysis of primary regulatory documents)"}
