Premature termination codon readthrough upregulates progranulin expression and improves lysosomal function in preclinical models of GRN deficiency

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Abstract Background Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a devastating and progressive disorder, and a common cause of early onset dementia. Progranulin (PGRN) haploinsufficiency due to autosomal dominant mutations in the progranulin gene ( GRN ) is an important cause of FTLD (FTLD- GRN ), and nearly a quarter of these genetic cases are due to a nonsense mutation. Premature termination codons (PTC) can be...

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