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Gene Therapy for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: Initial Results.
Ophthalmology - 1 Mar 2016
Feuer William J, Schiffman Joyce C, Davis Janet L, Porciatti Vittorio, Gonzalez Phillip, Koilkonda Rajeshwari D, Yuan Huijun, Lalwani Anil, Lam Byron L, Guy John
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a disorder characterized by severe and rapidly progressive visual loss when caused by a mutation in the mitochondrial gene encoding NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit 4 (ND4). We have initiated a gene therapy trial to determine the safety and tolerability of escalated doses of an adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) expressing a normal ND4 complementary DNA...
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