Gene therapy clinical trials worldwide to 2017: An update

SL Ginn, AK Amaya, IE Alexander… - The journal of gene …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
To date, almost 2600 gene therapy clinical trials have been completed, are ongoing or have
been approved worldwide. Our database brings together global information on gene therapy …

Progress toward gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

JR Chamberlain, JS Chamberlain - Molecular Therapy, 2017 - cell.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been a major target for gene therapy
development for nearly 30 years. DMD is among the most common genetic diseases, and …

Muscle-specific CRISPR/Cas9 dystrophin gene editing ameliorates pathophysiology in a mouse model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

NE Bengtsson, JK Hall, GL Odom, MP Phelps… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Gene replacement therapies utilizing adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors hold great
promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). A related approach uses AAV …

Stem cell therapy for muscular dystrophies

S Biressi, A Filareto, TA Rando - The Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of genetic diseases, characterized by
progressive degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscle. Despite the intense investigation …

Mini-PCDH15 gene therapy rescues hearing in a mouse model of Usher syndrome type 1F

MV Ivanchenko, DM Hathaway, AJ Klein, B Pan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Usher syndrome type 1 F (USH1F), caused by mutations in the protocadherin-15 gene
(PCDH15), is characterized by congenital deafness, lack of balance, and progressive …

Viral vectors for therapy of neurologic diseases

SR Choudhury, E Hudry, CA Maguire… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Neurological disorders–disorders of the brain, spine and associated nerves–are a leading
contributor to global disease burden with a shockingly large associated economic cost …

The potential of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing as a treatment strategy for inherited diseases

SA Abdelnour, L Xie, AA Hassanin, E Zuo… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) is a promising
innovative technology for genomic editing that offers scientists the chance to edit DNA …

Treating pediatric neuromuscular disorders: the future is now

JJ Dowling, H D. Gonorazky, RD Cohn… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Pediatric neuromuscular diseases encompass all disorders with onset in childhood and
where the primary area of pathology is in the peripheral nervous system. These conditions …

[HTML][HTML] A five-repeat micro-dystrophin gene ameliorated dystrophic phenotype in the severe DBA/2J-mdx model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

CH Hakim, NB Wasala, X Pan, K Kodippili… - … Therapy-Methods & …, 2017 - cell.com
Micro-dystrophins are highly promising candidates for treating Duchenne muscular
dystrophy, a lethal muscle disease caused by dystrophin deficiency. Here, we report robust …

Fibrosis development in early-onset muscular dystrophies: Mechanisms and translational implications

AL Serrano, P Munoz-Canoves - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most devastating neuromuscular genetic
diseases caused by the absence of dystrophin. The continuous episodes of muscle …