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Morpholino oligomer-mediated exon skipping averts the onset of dystrophic pathology in the mdx mouse.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy - 1 Sept 2007
Fletcher Sue, Honeyman Kaite, Fall Abbie M, Harding Penny L, Johnsen Russell D, Steinhaus Joshua P, Moulton Hong M, Iversen Patrick L, Wilton Stephen D
Abstract excerpt
Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies are allelic disorders arising from mutations in the dystrophin gene. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is characterized by an absence of functional protein, whereas Becker muscular dystrophy, commonly caused by in-frame deletions, shows synthesis of partially functional protein. Anti-sense oligonucleotides can induce specific exon removal during processing of the dystrophin...
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