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The Role of Gene Therapy in the Treatment of Retinal Diseases: A Review
20 Nov 2017
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BACKGROUND: Gene therapy represents the therapeutic delivery of nucleic acid polymers into patient cells with the aim of treating an underlying disease. Over the past 2 decades this new therapy has made substantial progress owing to better understanding of the pathobiologic basis of various diseases coupled with growth of gene transfer biotechnologies. The eye, in particular, represents a suitable target for such...
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