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Treatment Potential for LCA5-Associated Leber Congenital Amaurosis.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 11 May 2020
Uyhazi Katherine E, Aravand Puya, Bell Brent A, Wei Zhangyong, Leo Lanfranco, Serrano Leona W, Pearson Denise J, Shpylchak Ivan, Pham Jennifer, Vasireddy Vidyullatha, Bennett Jean, Aleman Tomas S
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: To determine the therapeutic window for gene augmentation for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) associated with mutations in LCA5. Methods: Five patients (ages 6-31) with LCA and biallelic LCA5 mutations underwent an ophthalmic examination including optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), full-field stimulus testing (FST), and pupillometry. The time course of photoreceptor degeneration in the Lca5gt/gt...
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