Potential disease-modifying therapies for Huntington's disease: lessons learned and future opportunities
SJ Tabrizi, C Estevez-Fraga… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Huntington's disease is the most frequent autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder;
however, no disease-modifying interventions are available for patients with this disease. The …
however, no disease-modifying interventions are available for patients with this disease. The …
Huntington disease: new insights into molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic opportunities
Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by CAG repeat expansion
in the huntingtin gene (HTT) and involves a complex web of pathogenic mechanisms …
in the huntingtin gene (HTT) and involves a complex web of pathogenic mechanisms …
[HTML][HTML] Advances in CRISPR therapeutics
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) renaissance was
catalysed by the discovery that RNA-guided prokaryotic CRISPR-associated (Cas) proteins …
catalysed by the discovery that RNA-guided prokaryotic CRISPR-associated (Cas) proteins …
CRISPR-based genome editing through the lens of DNA repair
Genome editing technologies operate by inducing site-specific DNA perturbations that are
resolved by cellular DNA repair pathways. Products of genome editors include DNA breaks …
resolved by cellular DNA repair pathways. Products of genome editors include DNA breaks …
Huntington's disease: a clinical review
P McColgan, SJ Tabrizi - European journal of neurology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fully penetrant neurodegenerative disease caused by a
dominantly inherited CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the huntingtin gene on …
dominantly inherited CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the huntingtin gene on …
CRISPR-Cas9: a preclinical and clinical perspective for the treatment of human diseases
G Sharma, AR Sharma, M Bhattacharya, SS Lee… - Molecular Therapy, 2021 - cell.com
At present, the idea of genome modification has revolutionized the modern therapeutic
research era. Genome modification studies have traveled a long way from gene …
research era. Genome modification studies have traveled a long way from gene …
[HTML][HTML] Huntingtin lowering strategies for disease modification in Huntington's disease
SJ Tabrizi, R Ghosh, BR Leavitt - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Huntington's disease is caused by an abnormally expanded CAG repeat expansion in the
HTT gene, which confers a predominant toxic gain of function in the mutant huntingtin …
HTT gene, which confers a predominant toxic gain of function in the mutant huntingtin …
CRISPR/Cas gene therapy
B Zhang - Journal of cellular physiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR‐associated
enzyme (Cas) is a naturally occurring genome editing tool adopted from the prokaryotic …
enzyme (Cas) is a naturally occurring genome editing tool adopted from the prokaryotic …
Targeted gene silencing in the nervous system with CRISPR-Cas13
Cas13 nucleases are a class of programmable RNA-targeting CRISPR effector proteins that
are capable of silencing target gene expression in mammalian cells. Here, we demonstrate …
are capable of silencing target gene expression in mammalian cells. Here, we demonstrate …
Therapies targeting DNA and RNA in Huntington's disease
EJ Wild, SJ Tabrizi - The Lancet Neurology, 2017 - thelancet.com
No disease-slowing treatment exists for Huntington's disease, but its monogenic inheritance
makes it an appealing candidate for the development of therapies targeting processes close …
makes it an appealing candidate for the development of therapies targeting processes close …