Our entry for this year’s “Dance your PhD“ contest, titled “Antisense Oligonucleotides-Mediated Exon Skipping for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy“. See for all entries.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal muscle disease which is caused by non functional dystrophin protein. Normal dystrophin gives a proper structure to our muscle and enables us to perform physical activities, such as walking... and dancing!
The dystrophin protein is encoded by the DMD gene, which consi