Translating RNA Splicing Analysis into Diagnosis and Therapy

Journal article

Effective translation of rare disease diagnosis knowledge into therapeutic applications is achievable within a reasonable timeframe; where mutations are amenable to current antisense oligonucleotide technology. In our study, we identified five distinct types of abnormal splice-causing mutations in patients with rare genetic disorders and developed a tailored antisense oligonucleotide for each mutation type using phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers with or without octa-guanidine dendrimers and 2′-O-methoxyethyl phosphorothioate. We observed variations in treatment effects and efficiencies, influenced by both the chosen chemistry and the specific nature of the aberrant splicing patterns targeted for correction. Our study demonstrated the successful correction of all five different types of aberrant splicing. Our findings reveal that effective correction of aberrant splicing can depend on altering the chemical composition of oligonucleotides and suggest a fast, efficient, and feasible approach for developing personalized therapeutic interventions for genetic disorders within short time frames

Authors: Douglas, AGL; Baralle, D

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: LIDSEN Publishing
• Journal: OBM Genetics
• Volume: 05
• Issue: 01
• Pages: 1-23
• Publication date: 2021-03-08
• Acceptance date: 2021-02-26
• DOI: 10.21926/obm.genet.2101125
• ISSN: 2577-5790
• Language: English
• Keywords: RNA splicing; Antisense therapy; Genetics; Locked nucleic acid; Gene; Alternative splicing; Bioinformatics; RNA; Exon; splice; Computational biology; Biology