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The first gene therapy for RPE65 biallelic dystrophy with voretigene neparvovec-rzyl in Brazil.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Aug 2022
Ferraz Sallum Juliana M, Godoy Juliana, Kondo Andrea, Kutner Jose Mauro, Vasconcelos Huber, Maia Andre
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To report the first Brazilian patient with RPE65 deficiency-inherited retinal dystrophy (RPE65-IRD) treated with voretigene neparvovec-rzyl (VN). METHODS: An adult patient with Leber congenital amaurosis-2 with a homozygous mutation in the RPE65 gene (p.Phe83Leu) was treated bilaterally with VN. The clinical and surgical aspects are described. The baseline and 4-month postoperative ophthalmologic...
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