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AAV9 gene therapy restores lifespan and treats pathological and behavioral abnormalities in a mouse model of CLN8-Batten disease
2020-05-06
Abstract excerpt
CLN8 disease is a rare form of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis caused by biallelic mutations in the CLN8 gene, which encodes a transmembrane endoplasmic reticulum protein involved in trafficking of lysosomal enzymes. CLN8 disease patients present with myoclonus, tonic-clonic seizures, and progressive declines in cognitive and motor function, with many cases resulting in premature death early in life. There are cur...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 74046c55-ed1a-58c8-98f7-9e5d39b7ca3a
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.05.05.079350
