Synonyms: PTC124
ataluren is an approved drug (EMA (2014))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Ataluren is a compound in an emerging class of chemicals which induce ribosomal readthrough. This developing pharmaceutical intervention has been termed 'readthrough strategy'. Clinically, this type of compound has potential benefit in the treatment of genetic disorders associated with loss of functional protein due to nonsense or PTC mutations, such as certain types of muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis and many cancers [1,4].
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