Identifier |
20070212_nanos_novelnotreatmentsympos_07.pdf |
Title |
Gene Therapy for Leber Congenital Amaurosis |
Creator |
William Hauswirth; Jijing Pang; Sanford Boye |
Affiliation |
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
Subject |
Gene Therapy; Leber Congenital Amaurosis; RPE65; AAV Vector; Clinical Trial |
Description |
The first AAV-mediated RPE gene therapy to restore visual function was obtained in a canine model of Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), a severe form of autosomal recessive, childhood-onset retinal dystrophy 1;2. Humans with LCA are born with significant vision deficits and usually lose all vision within ten years. |
Date |
2007-02-12 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2007 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2007: Novel Approaches to Treatment of Neuro-Ophthalmic Diseases: Part II: Neuroprotection and Other Methods for Salvaging Visual Function |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s63r407p |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
180926 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63r407p |