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New approaches to the treatment of orphan genetic disorders: Mitigating molecular pathologies using chemicals.
Velho, Renata V; Sperb-Ludwig, Fernanda; Schwartz, Ida V D.
Affiliation
  • Velho RV; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, BR.
  • Sperb-Ludwig F; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BR.
  • Schwartz IV; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BR.
An Acad Bras Cienc ; 87(2 Suppl): 1375-88, 2015 Aug.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26247150
With the advance and popularization of molecular techniques, the identification of genetic mutations that cause diseases has increased dramatically. Thus, the number of laboratories available to investigate a given disorder and the number of subsequent diagnosis have increased over time. Although it is necessary to identify mutations and provide diagnosis, it is also critical to develop specific therapeutic approaches based on this information. This review aims to highlight recent advances in mutation-targeted therapies with chemicals that mitigate mutational pathology at the molecular level, for disorders that, for the most part, have no effective treatment. Currently, there are several strategies being used to correct different types of mutations, including the following: the identification and characterization of translational readthrough compounds; antisense oligonucleotide-mediated splicing redirection; mismatch repair; and exon skipping. These therapies and other approaches are reviewed in this paper.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: RNA Splicing / Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Rare Diseases / Gene Knockdown Techniques / Genetic Diseases, Inborn Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: An Acad Bras Cienc Year: 2015 Document type: Article Country of publication: Brazil

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: RNA Splicing / Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Rare Diseases / Gene Knockdown Techniques / Genetic Diseases, Inborn Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: An Acad Bras Cienc Year: 2015 Document type: Article Country of publication: Brazil