Amplifying gene expression with RNA-targeted therapeutics

O Khorkova, J Stahl, A Joji, CH Volmar… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Many diseases are caused by insufficient expression of mutated genes and would benefit
from increased expression of the corresponding protein. However, in drug development, it …

Chemically modified platforms for better RNA therapeutics

Y Shi, X Zhen, Y Zhang, Y Li, S Koo, Q Saiding… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
RNA-based therapies have catalyzed a revolutionary transformation in the biomedical
landscape, offering unprecedented potential in disease prevention and treatment. However …

Continued benefit of nusinersen initiated in the presymptomatic stage of spinal muscular atrophy: 5‐year update of the NURTURE study

TO Crawford, KJ Swoboda, DC De Vivo… - Muscle & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction/Aims NURTURE (NCT02386553) is an open‐label study of nusinersen
in children (two SMN2 copies, n= 15; three SMN2 copies, n= 10) who initiated treatment in …

Safety and efficacy of risdiplam in patients with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (FIREFISH part 2): secondary analyses from an open-label trial

R Masson, M Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Risdiplam is an orally administered therapy that modifies pre-mRNA splicing of
the survival of motor neuron 2 (SMN2) gene and is approved for the treatment of spinal …

[HTML][HTML] Mid-and long-term (at least 12 months) follow-up of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with nusinersen, onasemnogene abeparvovec …

J Erdos, C Wild - European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives This systematic review aimed to assess mid-and long-term (at least 12 months)
real-world study data from all types of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients treated with …

Restoring SMN expression: an overview of the therapeutic developments for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy

T Aslesh, T Yokota - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder and
one of the most common genetic causes of infant death. It is characterized by progressive …

Curing SMA: Are we there yet?

A Reilly, L Chehade, R Kothary - Gene therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Loss or deletion of survival motor neuron 1 gene (SMN1) is causative for a severe and
devastating neuromuscular disease, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). SMN1 produces SMN …

Nontraumatic spinal cord injury: epidemiology, etiology and management

DM Molinares, DR Gater, S Daniel… - Journal of personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The spinal cord is a conduit within the central nervous system (CNS) that provides ongoing
communication between the brain and the rest of the body, conveying complex sensory and …

How to proceed after “negative” exome: A review on genetic diagnostics, limitations, challenges, and emerging new multiomics techniques

SB Wortmann, MM Oud, M Alders… - Journal of Inherited …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Exome sequencing (ES) in the clinical setting of inborn metabolic diseases (IMDs) has
created tremendous improvement in achieving an accurate and timely molecular diagnosis …

New therapies for spinal muscular atrophy: where we stand and what is next

L Antonaci, MC Pera, E Mercuri - European Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 - Springer
The natural history of spinal muscular atrophy has been radically changed by the advent of
improved standards of care and the availability of disease-modifying therapies. The aim of …