[HTML][HTML] Skipping multiple exons to treat DMD—promises and challenges

T Aslesh, R Maruyama, T Yokota - Biomedicines, 2018 - mdpi.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal disorder caused by mutations in the DMD
gene. Antisense-mediated exon-skipping is a promising therapeutic strategy that makes use …

Multi-exon skipping using cocktail antisense oligonucleotides in the canine X-linked muscular dystrophy

BM Nichols, Y Aoki, M Kuraoka, JJA Lee… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2016 - jove.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most common lethal genetic diseases
worldwide, caused by mutations in the dystrophin (DMD) gene. Exon skipping employs short …

[HTML][HTML] Immortalized muscle cell model to test the exon skipping efficacy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Q Nguyen, T Yokota - Journal of personalized medicine, 2017 - mdpi.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal genetic disorder that most commonly
results from mutations disrupting the reading frame of the dystrophin (DMD) gene. Among …

Antisense oligonucleotide-mediated exon-skipping therapies: precision medicine spreading from Duchenne muscular dystrophy

M Matsuo - JMA journal, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In 1995, we were the first to propose antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-mediated exon-
skipping therapy for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a noncurable …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative antisense screening and optimization for exon 51 skipping in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Y Echigoya, KRQ Lim, N Trieu, B Bao, BM Nichols… - Molecular Therapy, 2017 - cell.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common lethal genetic disorder, is caused
by mutations in the dystrophin (DMD) gene. Exon skipping is a therapeutic approach that …

Designing effective antisense oligonucleotides for exon skipping

T Shimo, R Maruyama, T Yokota - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy …, 2018 - Springer
During the past 10 years, antisense oligonucleotide-mediated exon skipping and splice
modulation have proven to be powerful tools for correction of mRNA splicing in genetic …

Skipping multiple exons of dystrophin transcripts using cocktail antisense oligonucleotides

Y Echigoya, T Yokota - Nucleic acid therapeutics, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most common and lethal genetic
disorders, with 20,000 children per year born with DMD globally. DMD is caused by …

Exon skipping: a first in class strategy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

EH Niks, A Aartsma-Rus - Expert opinion on biological therapy, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Exon skipping is a therapeutic approach for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
(DMD) that has been in development for close to two decades. This approach uses …

Optimization of antisense-mediated exon skipping for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

K Dzierlega, T Yokota - Gene therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most common lethal muscle-wasting
disorders affecting young boys caused by mutations in the DMD gene. Exon skipping has …

Next steps for the optimization of exon therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

G Filonova, A Aartsma-Rus - Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction It is established that the exon-skipping approach can restore dystrophin in
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients. However, dystrophin restoration levels are …