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Leber congenital amaurosis caused by an RPGRIP1 mutation shows treatment potential.
Ophthalmology - 1 May 2007
Jacobson Samuel G, Cideciyan Artur V, Aleman Tomas S, Sumaroka Alexander, Schwartz Sharon B, Roman Alejandro J, Stone Edwin M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To determine the treatment potential in Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) resulting from an RPGRIP1 (retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulating-interacting protein 1) mutation, a form of LCA with recent gene therapy success in an animal model. DESIGN: Case report of a rare genetic eye disease investigated for intervention potential. PARTICIPANTS: A 19-year-old man with LCA. METHODS: We studied the retinal...
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