Artificial Intelligence-Driven Design of Antisense Oligonucleotides for Precision Medicine in Neuromuscular Disorders

Jamie Leckie, Sunny Wu, Terryanne Standell, Toshifumi Yokota · 2025

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Jamie Leckie and co-authors review smart software for designing gene-silencing drugs for rare muscle diseases in a 2025 paper. These drugs, short strands that bind gene messages, can skip faulty parts or break bad messages down. Approved versions often work weakly, in part due to poor strand design.

New platforms use machine learning to pick strand order and chemistry for each target. Early tools show real promise, yet proof is thin and safety checks are rarely built in. The authors say sharper, well-tested design could cut lab screening and speed cures. Less expert teams could also craft strong candidates with such aid.

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CREATORJamie Leckie, Sunny Wu, Terryanne Standell, Toshifumi Yokota
YEAR2025
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE54 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC12732681

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