Antisense mediated exon skipping therapy for duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

Camilla Brolin, Takehiko Shiraishi

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Abstract

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene (DMD) that result in the absence of essential muscle protein dystrophin. Among many different approaches for DMD treatment, exon skipping, mediated by antisense oligonucleotides, is one of the most promising methods for restoration of dystrophin expression. This approach has been tested extensively targeting different exons in numerous models both in vitro and in vivo. During the past 10 years, there has been a considerable progress by using DMD animal models involving three types of antisense oligonucleotides (2'-O-methyl phosphorothioate (2OME-PS), phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO)) and peptide nucleic acid (PNA).
Original languageEnglish
JournalArtificial DNA
Volume2
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)6-15
Number of pages10
ISSN1949-095X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2011

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