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ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2025

Gene therapy ameliorates neuromuscular pathology in CLN3 disease.

Ewa A Ziółkowska, Albina Jablonka-Shariff, Letitia L Williams, Matthew J Jansen, Sophie H Wang, Elizabeth M Eultgen, Matthew D Wood, Daniel A Hunter, Jaiprakash Sharma, Marco Sardiello and 5 more

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Article in Acta neuropathologica communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Ewa A ZiółkowskaDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Albina Jablonka-ShariffDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Letitia L WilliamsDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Matthew J JansenDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Sophie H WangDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Elizabeth M EultgenDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Matthew D WoodDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Daniel A HunterDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Jaiprakash SharmaDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Marco SardielloDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Robyn ReeseDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Alan PestronkDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Mark S SandsDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Alison K Snyder-WarwickDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Jonathan D CooperDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA. cooperjd@wustl.edu.

Funding

Characterizing and testing the efficacy of AAV-mediated gene therapy in a sheep model of CLN1 disease.R01NS124655 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI COOPER, JONATHAN D · 2022 to 2025
$1.9M
Next Generation Treatment for Krabbe DiseaseR01NS100779 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SANDS, MARK S · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
Defining and treating enteric nervous system damage in Cln1 diseaseR21NS116574 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI COOPER, JONATHAN D · 2020 to 2020
$454k
Defining and treating peripheral nervous system dysfunction in Cln1 diseaseR21NS126907 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI COOPER, JONATHAN D · 2022 to 2023
$433k
Children's Brain Diseases Foundation N/ADepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis N/AFore Batten Foundation N/ANINDS NIH HHS R01 NS100779NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS124655NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS116574NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS126907
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CLN3 disease is a neuronopathic lysosomal storage disorder that severely impacts the central nervous system (CNS) while also inducing notable peripheral neuromuscular symptoms. Although considerable attention has been directed towards the neurodegenerative consequences within the CNS, the involvement of peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscles and their innervation, has been largely neglected. We hypothesized that, CLN3 deficiency could directly influence peripheral nerves and investigated the neuromuscular system in Cln3

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular ChaperonesNeuromuscular JunctionNeuronal Ceroid-LipofuscinosesAnimalsChildDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMuscle, SkeletalSchwann CellsSciatic NerveCLN3 protein, humanMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular ChaperonesAAV9 gene therapyCLN3 diseaseMuscle atrophyNeuromuscular junctionPeripheral nervous systemTerminal Schwann cells

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PMID40702562
PMCPMC12285172

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