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Therapeutic impact of systemic AAV-mediated RNA interference in a mouse model of myotonic dystrophy.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Sept 2015
Bisset Darren R, Stepniak-Konieczna Ewa A, Zavaljevski Maja, Wei Jessica, Carter Gregory T, Weiss Michael D, Chamberlain Joel R
Abstract excerpt
RNA interference (RNAi) offers a promising therapeutic approach for dominant genetic disorders that involve gain-of-function mechanisms. One candidate disease for RNAi therapy application is myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), which results from toxicity of a mutant mRNA. DM1 is caused by expansion of a CTG repeat in the 3' UTR of the DMPK gene. The expression of DMPK mRNA containing an expanded CUG repeat...
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