PABPN1 gene therapy for oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

Autor: A. Malerba, P. Klein, H. Bachtarzi, S. A. Jarmin, G. Cordova, A. Ferry, V. Strings, M. Polay Espinoza, K. Mamchaoui, S. C. Blumen, J. Lacau St Guily, V. Mouly, M. Graham, G. Butler-Browne, D. A. Suhy, C. Trollet, G. Dickson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14848
Popis: Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is caused by trinucleotide repeat expansions in thePABPN1gene. Here the authors use AAV-based gene therapy to knockdown the mutant gene and replace it with a wild-type allele, and show effectiveness in mice and in patient cells.
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