Genes and Your Health Edition | Antisense Oligonucleotide (ASO) Therapeutics for Rare Genetic Disease

Host: Denise M. Dupras, M.D., Ph.D.

Guest: Margot A. Cousin, Ph.D.

This episode of Genes & Your Health provides a comprehensive look at how ASO (Antisense Oligonucleotide) therapy is paving the way for personalized medicine and offering new hope for patients with previously untreatable conditions. Margot A. Cousin, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of Medical Genetics in the Department of Molecular Medicine and Director of the N-or-1 Therapeutics Program in the Center for Individualized Medicine, walks us through an overview of what antisense oligonucleotides are and how they work.  We then discuss clinical applications, success stories, and potential new applications to transform treatment approaches. 

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