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Antisense oligonucleotide induced pseudoexon skipping and restoration of functional protein for Fukuyama muscular dystrophy caused by a deep-intronic variant.
Human molecular genetics - 6 Apr 2023
Enkhjargal Sarantuya, Sugahara Kana, Khaledian Behnoush, Nagasaka Miwako, Inagaki Hidehito, Kurahashi Hiroki, Koshimizu Hisatsugu, Toda Tatsushi, Taniguchi-Ikeda Mariko
Abstract excerpt
Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by fukutin (FKTN) gene mutations. FCMD is the second most common form of childhood muscular dystrophy in Japan, and the most patients possess a homozygous retrotransposal SINE-VNTR-Alu insertion in the 3'-untranslated region of FKTN. A deep-intronic variant (DIV) was previously identified as the second most prevalent...
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