CRISPR-based gene therapies: from preclinical to clinical treatments

M Laurent, M Geoffroy, G Pavani, S Guiraud - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent years, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) and
CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein have emerged as a revolutionary gene editing tool to treat …

Histological methods to assess skeletal muscle degeneration and regeneration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

N Dubuisson, R Versele, C Planchon… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive disease caused by the loss of
function of the protein dystrophin. This protein contributes to the stabilisation of striated cells …

The future of exon skip** for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A Aartsma-Rus - Human Gene Therapy, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-mediated exon skip** can restore the open reading
frame of dystrophin transcripts for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients. This …

Esca** from CRISPR–Cas-mediated knockout: the facts, mechanisms, and applications

Y Wang, Y Zhai, M Zhang, C Song, Y Zhang… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats and associated Cas protein
(CRISPR–Cas), a powerful genome editing tool, has revolutionized gene function …

CRISPR-mediated megabase-scale transgene de-duplication to generate a functional single-copy full-length humanized DMD mouse model

YCJ Chey, MA Corbett, J Arudkumar, SG Piltz… - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
Background The development of sequence-specific precision treatments like CRISPR gene
editing therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) requires sequence humanized …

In-frame deletion of dystrophin exons 8–50 results in DMD phenotype

TV Egorova, II Galkin, OA Velyaev… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mutations that prevent the production of proteins in the DMD gene cause Duchenne
muscular dystrophy. Most frequently, these are deletions leading to reading-frame shift. The …

Site-specific genome editing in treatment of inherited diseases: possibility, progress, and perspectives

C Huang, Q Li, J Li - Medical Review, 2022 - degruyter.com
Advancements in genome editing enable permanent changes of DNA sequences in a site-
specific manner, providing promising approaches for treating human genetic disorders …

Recent Advances in Pre-Clinical Development of Adiponectin Receptor Agonist Therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

S Gandhi, G Sweeney, CGR Perry - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by genetic mutations in the cytoskeletal-
sarcolemmal anchor protein dystrophin. Repeated cycles of sarcolemmal tearing and repair …

[HTML][HTML] Gene Editing: The Regulatory Perspective

SK Niazi - Encyclopedia, 2023 - mdpi.com
Definition Gene or genome editing, often known as GE, is a technique utilized to modify,
eliminate, or substitute a mutated gene at the DNA level. It serves as a valuable tool in the …

Histone modifications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: pathogenesis insights and therapeutic implications

Y Wei, Y Jiang, Y Lu, Q Hu - Journal of Medical Genetics, 2024 - jmg.bmj.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a commonly encountered genetic ailment marked
by loss-of-function mutations in the Dystrophin gene, ultimately resulting in progressive …