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Velvet L. Smith

University of Washington

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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A Humanized Mouse Model of DRPLA Recapitulates Epilepsy and Demonstrates Antisense Oligonucleotide-Mediated Disease Modification

Qian Wu, Inga Erickson, Stephanie Davidson, Sophia Shonka, Velvet L. Smith, Bereket Z. Gidi, Kevin M. Knox, Timothy W. Yu, Vikram Khurana, Jeff Carroll, Joanna A. Korecka, Melissa L. Barker‐Haliski

This study uses a humanized mouse model to show that antisense oligonucleotides reduce seizure activity and mortality in DRPLA.

bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Atrophin-1 Antisense Oligonucleotide Provides Robust Protection from Pathology in a Fully Humanized DRPLA Model

Velvet L. Smith, Bereket Z. Gidi, Robert M. Bragg, Jeffrey P. Cantle, Aliza Ben-Varon, Briana Noble, Sílvia Prades, Andrea Compton, Julie Greenfield, Joanna A. Korecka, Anya Gemos, Timothy W. Yu, Vikram Khurana, Holly B. Kordasiewicz, Hien Tran Zhao, , Jeffrey B. Carroll

This paper demonstrates that antisense oligonucleotides targeting human ATN1 protect against DRPLA pathology in a fully humanized mouse model.

Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids · Dec 31, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience