Correction of splicing defect in compound heterozygous FRDA patient carrying FXN 165+5G>C point mutation.
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ABSTRACT: Friedreich’s ataxia is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the FXN gene. Approximately 95% of patients harbor homozygous GAA repeat expansion in the intron 1 of the FXN, while the remaining 5% are compound heterozygotes carrying GA expansion on 1 allele and point mutation on the other allele. Here, we characterized a G to C transversion in position 5 of the intron 1 of the FXN. Mutation results in profound downregulation of FXN mRNA and protein levels. Transcriptome and RT-PCR analyses demonstrated aberrant splicing of the FXN gene caused by this mutation that can be at least in part corrected with antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) targeting intron 1.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE262763 | GEO | 2025/07/10
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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