TS-005607 — This novel exon-skipping gene therapy strategy for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) targets exon 11 of the DMD gene. This method offers an alternative to conventional viral gene therapies that deliver engineered micro‑dystrophins. Previously developed AAV-U7snRNA exon-2 skipping therapies have already been developed and tested, so to build on this innovation, this new strategy identifies sequences within exon-11 and surrounding introns that can be targeted using antisense constructs encoded in optimized U7snRNA cassettes delivered by AAV vectors. These sequences enable therapeutic exon‑11 skipping to correct both single‑exon duplications, restoring a completely wild‑type dystrophin reading frame, and multi‑exon deletions, enabling expression of a partially functional dystrophin. Delivery is compatible with multiple AAV serotypes, including AAV1, AAV2, AAV5, AAV6, AAVrh74, AAV8, and AAV9, allowing broad clinical flexibility.