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Efficacy and Safety of rAAV2-ND4 Treatment for Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy.
Scientific reports - 19 Feb 2016
Wan Xing, Pei Han, Zhao Min-jian, Yang Shuo, Hu Wei-kun, He Heng, Ma Si-qi, Zhang Ge, Dong Xiao-yan, Chen Chen, Wang Dao-wen, Li Bin
Abstract excerpt
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrially inherited disease leading to blindness. A mitochondrial DNA point mutation at the 11778 nucleotide site of the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 (ND4) gene is the most common cause. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a recombinant adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) carrying ND4 (rAAV2-ND4) in LHON patients carrying the G11778A...
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