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Rescue of GM3 synthase deficiency by spatially controlled, rAAV-mediated ST3GAL5 delivery.
JCI insight - 8 May 2023
Yang Huiya, Brown Robert H, Wang Dan, Strauss Kevin A, Gao Guangping
Abstract excerpt
GM3 synthase deficiency (GM3SD) is an infantile-onset epileptic encephalopathy syndrome caused by biallelic loss-of-function mutations in ST3GAL5. Loss of ST3GAL5 activity in humans results in systemic ganglioside deficiency and severe neurological impairment. No disease-modifying treatment is currently available. Certain recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) can cross the blood-brain barrier to induce...
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