Exon skipping with morpholino oligomers: New treatment option for cardiomyopathy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 409-410

  Bauer, Ralf ^a   Katus, Hugo A ^a   Müller, Oliver J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; AVI 5225; DYSTROPHIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORODIAMIDATE MORPHOLINO OLIGOMER DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EDITORIAL; EXON; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DYSTROPHIN; EXONS; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; MORPHOLINES; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE;

EID: 74249113948     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvp397     Document Type: Editorial

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