** Shares of therapy maker Sarepta Therapeutics SRPT.O rise 3.91% to $132.97 premarket
** Company reports Q3 revenue of $467.2 mln, beating analysts' estimate of $409.30 mln - LSEG data
** Q3 net product revenue for Elevidys, its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, at $181 mln
** Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a condition that causes skeletal and heart muscle weakness that quickly gets worse with time
** Company says it will discontinue development of therapy SRP-5051 that was being studied to treat patients with a type of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
** In a small number of patients, company saw persistent hypomagnesemia-a condition where the level of magnesium in the blood is below normal-despite treatment discontinuation
** Up to last close, stock up ~32% YTD
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)
((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))
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