Article
Safety and effects of the vector for the Leber hereditary optic neuropathy gene therapy clinical trial.
JAMA ophthalmology - 1 Apr 2014
Koilkonda Rajeshwari D, Yu Hong, Chou Tsung-Han, Feuer William J, Ruggeri Marco, Porciatti Vittorio, Tse David, Hauswirth William W, Chiodo Vince, Boye Sanford L, Lewin Alfred S, Neuringer Martha, Renner Lauren, Guy John
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE We developed a novel strategy for treatment of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) caused by a mutation in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase subunit IV (ND4) mitochondrial gene. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the safety and effects of the gene therapy vector to be used in a proposed gene therapy clinical trial. DESIGN AND SETTING In a series of laboratory experiments, we modified the...
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