| Literature DB >> 28376341 |
Charles A Thornton1, Eric Wang2, Ellie M Carrell3.
Abstract
Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a dominantly-inherited genetic disorder affecting skeletal muscle, heart, brain, and other organs. DM type 1 is caused by expansion of a CTG triplet repeat in DMPK, whereas DM type 2 is caused by expansion of a CCTG tetramer repeat in CNBP. In both cases the DM mutations lead to expression of dominant-acting RNAs. Studies of RNA toxicity have now revealed novel mechanisms and new therapeutic targets. Preclinical data have suggested that RNA dominance is responsive to therapeutic intervention and that DM therapy can be approached at several different levels. Here we review recent efforts to alleviate RNA toxicity in DM.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28376341 PMCID: PMC5447481 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2017.03.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Genet Dev ISSN: 0959-437X Impact factor: 5.578