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Systemic Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Gene Therapy Preserves Retinal Ganglion Cells and Visual Function in DBA/2J Glaucomatous Mice
4 May 2011
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A slow progressive death of neurons is the hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases, such as glaucoma. A therapeutic candidate, erythropoietin (EPO), has shown promise in many models of these diseases; however, it also causes polycythemia, a potentially lethal side effect. We have developed a novel mutant form of EPO that is neuroprotective but no longer erythropoietic by altering a single amino acid (arginine to...
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