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[Gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa].
Medecine sciences : M/S - 1 Jan 2000
Ducloyer Jean-Baptiste, Le Meur Guylène, Cronin Thérèse, Adjali Oumeya, Weber Michel
Abstract excerpt
Retinitis pigmentosa is the most common blinding inherited retinal dystrophy. Gene therapy is a burgeoning revolutionary approach that paves the way to treatment of previously incurable diseases. At the end of 2017 and 2018, a gene therapy, Luxturna®, obtained a marketing authorization by respectively the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the EMA (European Medicines Agency). This treatment, with proven...
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