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ReviewJournal of biomedical science2025

Treating neuromuscular diseases: unveiling gene therapy breakthroughs and pioneering future applications.

Yu-Fu Wu, Jun-An Chen, Yuh-Jyh Jong

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Review in Journal of biomedical science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. Current clinical applications of AAV-mediated gene therapy.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  17. Biomarkers in spinal muscular atrophy.Frontiers in neurology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yu-Fu WuInstitute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. r02b22012@ntu.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4452-1724
Jun-An ChenInstitute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. jac2210@gate.sinica.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9870-3203
Yuh-Jyh JongGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. yjjong@gap.kmu.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1735-1101

Funding

Academia Sinica AS-BRPT-113-01Academia Sinica AS-GCP-113-L02National Health Research Institutes NHRI-EX113-11330NINational Science and Technology Council 112-2321-B-037-006National Science and Technology Council 113-2321-B-037-008National Science and Technology Council 113-2326-B-001-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this review, we highlight recent advancements in adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy for genetic neuromuscular diseases (NMDs), focusing on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). We discuss the current FDA-approved gene therapies for NMDs and provide updates on preclinical studies that demonstrate the potential of various AAV-based gene therapies to reduce SMA severity and serve as effective treatments for DMD. Additionally, we explore the transformative impact of CRISPR/Cas9 technology on the future of gene therapy for NMDs. Despite these encouraging developments, further research is required to identify robust biomarkers that can guide treatment decisions and predict outcomes. Overall, these pioneering advancements in AAV-based gene therapy lay the groundwork for future efforts aimed at curing genetic NMDs and offer a roadmap for developing gene therapies for other neurodegenerative diseases.

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Genetic TherapyMuscular Atrophy, SpinalMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneNeuromuscular DiseasesAnimalsCRISPR-Cas SystemsDependovirusHumansAAVASODMDGene therapyMotor neuronNMDSMA

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PMID39985020
PMCPMC11844187

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