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Therapeutic potential of highly functional codon-optimized microutrophin for muscle-specific expression.
Scientific reports - 17 Jan 2022
Starikova Anna V, Skopenkova Victoria V, Polikarpova Anna V, Reshetov Denis A, Vassilieva Svetlana G, Velyaev Oleg A, Shmidt Anna A, Savchenko Irina M, Soldatov Vladislav O, Egorova Tatiana V, Bardina Maryana V
Abstract excerpt
High expectations have been set on gene therapy with an AAV-delivered shortened version of dystrophin (µDys) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), with several drug candidates currently undergoing clinical trials. Safety concerns with this therapeutic approach include the immune response to introduced dystrophin antigens observed in some DMD patients. Recent reports highlighted microutrophin (µUtrn) as a less...
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