Gene editing and modulation for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive muscle disease caused by loss of dystrophin protein, encoded by the DMD gene. DMD manifests early in childhood as difficulty walking, progresses to loss of ambulation by the teens, and leads to death in early adulthood. Adeno-associated virus-vectorized gene therapies to restore dystrophin protein expression using gene replacement or antisense oligonucleotide-mediated pre-mRNA splicing modulation have emerged, making great strides in uncovering barriers to gene therapies for DMD and other genetic diseases. While this first-generation of DMD therapies are being evaluated in ongoing clinical trials, uncertainties regarding durability and therapeutic efficacy prompted the development of new experimental therapies for DMD that take advantage of somatic cell gene editing. These experimental therapies continue to advance toward clinic trials, but questions remain unanswered regarding safety and translatable efficacy. Here we review the advancements toward treatment of DMD using gene editing and modulation therapies, with an emphasis on those nearest to clinical applications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:182

Enthalten in:

Progress in molecular biology and translational science - 182(2021) vom: 24., Seite 225-255

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Stephenson, Anthony A [VerfasserIn]
Flanigan, Kevin M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adeno-associated virus
DMD
Dystrophin
Exon skipping
Gene therapy
Journal Article
Oligonucleotides, Antisense
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.11.2021

Date Revised 25.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04601051

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/bs.pmbts.2021.01.029

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327221186