title: New approaches to the treatment of orphan genetic disorders: Mitigating molecular pathologies using chemicals.
abstract: With the advance and popularization of molecular techniques, the identification of genetic mutations that cause diseases has increased dramatically. Thus, the number of laboratories available to investigate a given disorder and the number of subsequent diagnosis have increased over time. Although it is necessary to identify mutations and provide diagnosis, it is also critical to develop specific therapeutic approaches based on this information. This review aims to highlight recent advances in mutation-targeted therapies with chemicals that mitigate mutational pathology at the molecular level, for disorders that, for the most part, have no effective treatment. Currently, there are several strategies being used to correct different types of mutations, including the following: the identification and characterization of translational readthrough compounds; antisense oligonucleotide-mediated splicing redirection; mismatch repair; and exon skipping. These therapies and other approaches are reviewed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, BR.
authors.forename: Renata V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Velho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BR.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sperb-Ludwig
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BR.
authors.forename: Ida V D
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D012326:RNA Splicing; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense