Activating frataxin expression by repeat-targeted nucleic acids

Expansion of the trinucleotide GAA within an intronic FXN RNA can cause Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA), an incurable genetic disorder. Here, the authors show that anti-GAA duplex RNAs or single-stranded locked nucleic acids increases FXN protein expression in patient-derived cells to levels similar...

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Main Authors: Liande Li, Masayuki Matsui, David R. Corey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10606