Abstract:
:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal X-linked recessive disorder with a high spontaneous mutation rate and no effective treatment, hence development of genetic based therapies is an important goal. We report that expression of a recombinant human minidystrophin cDNA, compatible with current viral vectors, can significantly reduce the myopathic phenotype in transgenic mdx mice, even when expressed at only 20-30% of endogenous dystrophin levels at the sarcolemma. To the extent that data obtained in mouse studies are applicable to DMD, the virtual elimination of morphological and biochemical abnormalities in the mdx mouse supports the use of this cDNA in somatic gene therapy protocols for DMD.
journal_name
Hum Mol Genetjournal_title
Human molecular geneticsauthors
Wells DJ,Wells KE,Asante EA,Turner G,Sunada Y,Campbell KP,Walsh FS,Dickson Gdoi
10.1093/hmg/4.8.1245subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-08-01 00:00:00pages
1245-50issue
8eissn
0964-6906issn
1460-2083journal_volume
4pub_type
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