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Gene Therapy Developments for Pompe Disease [PDF]
Pompe disease is an inherited neuromuscular disorder caused by deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). The most severe form is infantile-onset Pompe disease, presenting shortly after birth with symptoms of cardiomyopathy ...
Niek P. van Til +9 more
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AAV-vector based gene therapy for mitochondrial disease: progress and future perspectives
Mitochondrial diseases are a group of rare, heterogeneous diseases caused by gene mutations in both nuclear and mitochondrial genomes that result in defects in mitochondrial function.
Allison R. Hanaford +2 more
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Treatment of patients with immunodeficiency: Medication, gene therapy, and transplantation
Objectives: To provide an overview of drug treatment, transplantation, and gene therapy for patients with primary immunodeficiencies. Source of data: Non-systematic review of the literature in the English language carried out at PubMed. Synthesis of data:
Gesmar Rodrigues Silva Segundo +1 more
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Gene therapy restores vision in rd1 mice after removal of a confounding mutation in Gpr179 [PDF]
The rd1 mouse with a mutation in the Pde6b gene was the first strain of mice identified with a retinal degeneration. However, AAV-mediated gene supplementation of rd1 mice only results in structural preservation of photoreceptors, and restoration of the ...
Bainbridge, James W.B. +35 more
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A Distinct Urinary Biomarker Pattern Characteristic of Female Fabry Patients That Mirrors Response to Enzyme Replacement Therapy [PDF]
Female patients affected by Fabry disease, an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder, exhibit a wide spectrum of symptoms, which renders diagnosis, and treatment decisions challenging.
Breunig Frank +69 more
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A case report of a patient with mucopolysaccharidosis type II
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) or Hunter syndrome is an inborn error of metabolism due to lysosomal accumulation, with a recessive inheritance pattern linked to the X chromosome.
M.R. Rivera Vega +3 more
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Gene-Based Therapeutics for Inherited Retinal Diseases
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a heterogenous group of orphan eye diseases that typically result from monogenic mutations and are considered attractive targets for gene-based therapeutics.
Beau J. Fenner +28 more
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Therapeutic Strategies For Tay-Sachs Disease
Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is an autosomal recessive disease that features progressive neurodegenerative presentations. It affects one in 100,000 live births. Currently, there is no approved therapy or cure.
Jaqueline A. Picache +2 more
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Gene therapy for dyslipidemia: a review of gene replacement and gene inhibition strategies [PDF]
Despite numerous technological and pharmacological advances and more detailed knowledge of molecular etiologies, cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide claiming over 17 million lives a year. Abnormalities in the synthesis, processing and catabolism of lipoprotein particles can result in severe ...
Sadik H, Kassim +2 more
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Hemophilia A is an inherited coagulation disorder resulting in the loss of functional clotting factor VIII (FVIII). Presently, the most effective treatment is prophylactic protein replacement therapy. However, this requires frequent life-long intravenous
Moanaro Biswas +4 more
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