C12N15/113

Oligonucleotide therapy for Wilson disease

The present disclosure provides antisense oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods that target ATP7B exon 6 or a flanking intron, thereby modulating splicing of ATP7B pre-mRNA to increase the level of ATP7B mRNA molecules having exon 6, e.g., to provide a therapy for Wilson disease. The present disclosure provides an antisense oligonucleotide including a nucleobase sequence at least 70% complementary to an ATP7B target sequence in exon 6, a 5′-flanking intron, a 3′-flanking intron, or a combination of exon 6 and the 5′-flanking or 3′-flanking intron.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CEP290-ASSOCIATED DISEASE

Compositions and methods for treatment of CEP290 related diseases are disclosed.

Antisense oligonucleotides for nucleotide deamination in the treatment of Stargardt disease

The invention relates to RNA editing oligonucleotides (EONs) that can bring about specific editing of a target nucleotide (adenosine) in a target RNA molecule in a eukaryotic cell, wherein said oligonucleotide is for use in the treatment of Stargardt disease, and more preferably for the deamination of target adenosines present in the ABCA4 pre-mRNA or ABCA4 mRNA.

INHIBITORS OF ADRENOMEDULLIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA BY ERADICATING LEUKEMIC STEM CELLS
20230037414 · 2023-02-09 ·

The emergence of cells with drug resistant and/or stem cell features might explain frequent relapses and the poor outcome of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). LSCs are heterogeneous for their phenotypes and their sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents in vivo. Using in silico and functional approaches, the inventors uncovered that CALCRL is overexpressed in LSCs compared with normal hematopoietic cells. They further demonstrated that the CALCRL ligand adrenomedullin (ADM) is highly expressed in AML cells and that increased transcript level was markedly associated with decreased complete remission rates, 5-year overall and event7free survival. The inventors also showed that CALCRL depletion strongly affected leukemic growth in vivo and increased mice survival. Targeting ADM phenocopies the biological and anti-leukemic effects of the CALCRL depletion. These data highlight the critical role of ADM and disclose a promising therapeutic target to specifically eradicate R-LSCs and overcome relapse in AML.

INHIBITORS OF KDM5A FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES
20230038503 · 2023-02-09 · ·

The invention concerns KDM5A inhibitors for use in prevention or treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies such as polymyositis, dermatomyositis, necrotizing autoimmune myopathy, and in particular sporadic inclusion body myositis, and diagnosis of these diseases based on KDM5A expression levels in muscle tissue. The invention further concerns pharmaceutical compositions comprising KDM5A inhibitors for use in prevention or treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies such as polymyositis, dermatomyositis, necrotizing autoimmune myopathy, and in particular sporadic inclusion body myositis.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SILENCING DNAJB1-PRKACA FUSION GENE EXPRESSION

The disclosure relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the DNAJB 1-PRKAC A fusion gene, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to alter (e.g., inhibit) expression of DNAJB 1-PRKAC A fusion.

METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXAPNSION DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH OGG1 ACTIVITY

The present disclosure features useful compositions and methods to treat trinucleotide repeat expansion disorders, e.g., in a subject in need thereof. In some aspects, the compositions and methods described herein are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with OGG1 activity.

METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH MLH3 ACTIVITY

The present disclosure features useful compositions and methods to treat repeat expansion disorders, e.g., in a subject in need thereof. In some aspects, the compositions and methods described herein are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with MLH3 activity.

METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH MLH3 ACTIVITY

The present disclosure features useful compositions and methods to treat repeat expansion disorders, e.g., in a subject in need thereof. In some aspects, the compositions and methods described herein are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with MLH3 activity.

APOE GENE THERAPY

A gene therapy vector comprising an expression cassette coding for a mammalian apolipoprotein E that has a residue other than arginine at at least one of positions 112, 136, or 158, but is not a mammalian apolipoprotein E that has R112, R136 and R158 or a mammalian apolipoprotein E that has C112, R136 and C158, or coding for an antibody that binds to APOE4 or disrupts the binding of APOE to heparan sulfate proteoglycans, and methods of using the vector, are provided.