Antisense and gene therapy trials in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is severe and the most common form of muscular dystrophy in childhood. There is no cure for this condition, but several approved therapeutic approaches aim to delay disease progression. Multiple ongoing clinical trials attempt to address the root cause of the condition: exon skipping antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs-targeting specific mutations) and AAV-mediated gene replacement therapy.