Genome sequencing reveals novel pathogenic deep-intronic PCDH15 variants, amenable to antisense oligonucleotide-based splice correction
Kim Rodenburg, Leony Fenwick, Ronald J. E. Pennings, Lonneke Haer‐Wigman, Tamar Ben‐Yosef, Femke van Erp, Janine Reurink, Christian Gilissen, L. Ingeborgh van den Born, Frans P.M. Cremers, Yuval Cohen, Helger G. Yntema, Erik de Vrieze, Hannie Kremer, Suzanne E. de Bruijn, , Erwin van Wijk
The paper identifies two novel deep-intronic PCDH15 variants in Usher syndrome patients and demonstrates the efficacy of antisense oligonucleotides in correcting their splicing defects.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2026 · PreprintGenetics