Gene therapy in neuromuscular disorders

Abstract Monogenic neuromuscular disorders are potentially treatable through gene therapy. Using viral vectors, a therapeutic transgene aims to restore normal levels of a protein not produced by the defective gene, or to silence a gene whose expression leads to toxic effects. Spinal Muscular Atrophy...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Holanda Mendonça, Edmar Zanoteli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2022-08-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2022000700249&tlng=en