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Single Intramuscular Injection of AAV-shRNA Reduces DNM2 and Prevents Myotubular Myopathy in Mice.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy - 4 Apr 2018
Tasfaout Hichem, Lionello Valentina M, Kretz Christine, Koebel Pascale, Messaddeq Nadia, Bitz Deborah, Laporte Jocelyn, Cowling Belinda S
Abstract excerpt
Myotubular myopathy, or X-linked centronuclear myopathy, is a severe muscle disorder representing a significant burden for patients and their families. It is clinically characterized by neonatal and severe muscle weakness and atrophy. Mutations in the myotubularin (MTM1) gene cause myotubular myopathy, and no specific curative treatment is available. We previously found that dynamin 2 (DNM2) is upregulated in...
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