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U7 snRNAs induce correction of mutated dystrophin pre-mRNA by exon skipping.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS - 1 Mar 2003
Brun C, Suter D, Pauli C, Dunant P, Lochmüller H, Burgunder J M, Schümperli D, Weis J
Abstract excerpt
Most cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy are caused by dystrophin gene mutations that disrupt the mRNA reading frame. Artificial exclusion (skipping) of a single exon would often restore the reading frame, giving rise to a shorter, but still functional dystrophin protein. Here, we analyzed the ability of antisense U7 small nuclear (sn)RNA derivatives to alter dystrophin pre-mRNA splicing. As a proof of...
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