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Extended Normal Life After AAVrh10-mediated Gene Therapy in the Mouse Model of Krabbe Disease
31 Jul 2012
Abstract excerpt
Globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD) or Krabbe disease is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by the deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme galactocerebrosidase (GALC). This deficiency results in accumulation of certain galactolipids including psychosine which is cytotoxic for myelin-producing cells. Treatment of human patients at this time is limited to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) that appears to...
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