Adeno-associated virus vector delivery of b-sarcoglycan and microrna-29 and the treatment of muscular dystrophy
AssigneeResearch Institute At Nationwide Children's Hospital
InventorsLouise Rodino-Klapac, Jerry R. Mendell
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Abstract
Described herein are recombinant AAV vectors comprising a polynucleotide sequence comprising β-sarcoglycan and methods of using the recombinant vectors to reduce or prevent fibrosis in a mammalian subject suffering from a muscular dystrophy. Also described herein are combination therapies comprising administering AAV vector(s) expressing β-sarcoglycan and miR-29c to a mammalian subject suffering from a muscular dystrophy.
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A recombinant AAV vector particle comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding (3-sarcoglycan, wherein the polynucleotide sequence comprises a nucleotide sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:
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