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Review
. 2004 Feb;10(2):51-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2003.12.002.

Recent advances in early-onset severe retinal degeneration: more than just basic research

Markus N Preising  1 , Steffen Heegaard
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Recent advances in early-onset severe retinal degeneration: more than just basic research

Markus N Preising et al. Trends Mol Med. 2004 Feb.

Abstract

Successful treatment of early-onset sever retinal degeneration (EOSRD) in an animal model of the disease has provided the first proof-o-principle for retinal gene therapy of higher mammals. Currently, large sets of DNA samples are screened to identify patients with Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) carrying mutations in RPE65 as possible candidates for gene therapy trials. Research into EOSRD and LCA aims to identify the function of proteins involved or phenotypic changes upon mutation. These data will be used to describe the disease phenotype and identify parameters that can predict the outcome of gene therapy trials.

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