Publications

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R2 (LGMD R2) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by dysferlin deficiency, leading to progressive muscle weakness and wasting. The lack of reliable clinical biomarkers has limited disease monitoring and therapeutic evaluation. Here, we identified Disabled-2 (DA...

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne virus that causes severe neurological disease in humans. Despite substantial advances, our knowledge of the mechanisms involved in damaging the human brain is still limited. To address this gap, we developed a physiologically relevant in vitro model using...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a multisystemic neuromuscular disorder characterized by CTG repeat expansion in the 3' untranslated region of the dystrophia myotonica protein kinase coding gene. The presence of expanded CTG repeats in DMPK mRNAs leads to the sequestration of RNA-binding factor...