The present invention provides a method for at least in part decreasing
the production of an aberrant protein in a cell, the cell comprising
pre-mRNA comprising exons coding for the protein, by inducing so-called
exon skipping in the cell. Exon-skipping results in mature mRNA that does
not contain the skipped exon, which leads to an altered product of the
exon codes for amino acids. Exon skipping is performed by providing a
cell with an agent capable of specifically inhibiting an exon inclusion
signal, for instance, an exon recognition sequence, of the exon. The exon
inclusion signal can be interfered with by a nucleic acid comprising
complementarity to a part of the exon. The nucleic acid, which is also
herewith provided, can be used for the preparation of a medicament, for
instance, for the treatment of an inherited disease.