Methods of screening for compounds for treating muscular dystrophy using UTRN mRNA translation regulation
US8283115B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/136
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides compounds and assays for the identification and validation of compounds for use in the treatment of muscular dystrophy (MD), or a form thereof, in which said compounds increase the post-transcriptional expression of a target gene (i.e., mIGF1, ITGA7, or UTRN).
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