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Miniature CRISPR/Cas nucleases for upregulation of utrophin expression: a novel approach for mutation-independent therapy of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

2024/52/L/NZ3/00142

Keywords:

Duchenne muscular dystrophy CRISPR/Cas dystrophin utrophin induced pluripotent stem cells iPSC cardiomyocytes 3D organoids gene therapy cardiomyopathy

Descriptors:

  • NZ3_08:
  • NZ1_05:
  • NZ1_01:

Panel:

NZ3 - Cellular and developmental biology: cell biology, developmental biology, ageing biology, neurobiology

Host institution :

Uniwersytet Jagielloński

woj. małopolskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

prof. Józef Dulak 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 6

Call: DAINA 3 - announced on 2023-10-17

Amount awarded: 1 000 000 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2025-01-02

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2028-01-01

Project duration:: 36 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Pending project

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (2)
  1. Genetic strategies for therapy of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
    Authors:
    Łoboda A, Chamberlain JS, Dulak J
    Academic press:
    Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acidss (rok: 2025, tom: 36, strony: 2025 Oct 31;36(4):102759), Wydawca: Cell Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.omtn.2025.102759. - link to the publication
  2. Cell therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: promises, challenges, and controversies.
    Authors:
    Łoboda A, Dulak J.
    Academic press:
    Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (rok: 2025, tom: 82, strony: 356), Wydawca: Springer
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s00018-025-05904-5 - link to the publication