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Lentiviral-mediated silencing of SOD1 through RNA interference retards disease onset and progression in a mouse model of ALS.
Nature medicine - 1 Apr 2005
Raoul Cédric, Abbas-Terki Toufik, Bensadoun Jean-Charles, Guillot Sandrine, Haase Georg, Szulc Jolanta, Henderson Christopher E, Aebischer Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (encoded by SOD1), one of the causes of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), lead to progressive death of motoneurons through a gain-of-function mechanism. RNA interference (RNAi) mediated by viral vectors allows for long-term reduction in gene expression and represents an attractive therapeutic approach for genetic diseases characterized by acquired toxic...
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