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Update on Viral Gene Therapy Clinical Trials for Retinal Diseases [PDF]
In 2001, the first large animal was successfully treated with a gene therapy that restored its vision. Lancelot, the Briard dog that was treated, suffered from a human childhood blindness called Leber's congenital amaurosis type 2.
Cheng, Shun-Yun, Punzo, Claudio
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Gene Therapy for Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: Feasibility and Obstacles [PDF]
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare and devastating genetic disease, in which soft connective tissue is converted into heterotopic bone through an endochondral ossification process.
Shim, Jae-Hyuck +24 more
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Durability of transgene expression after rAAV gene therapy [PDF]
Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) gene therapy has the potential to transform the lives of patients with certain genetic disorders by increasing or restoring function to affected tissues.
Schulz, Martin +4 more
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Editorial: "AAV Gene Therapy: Immunology and Immunotherapeutics" [PDF]
Editorial on the Research Topic: AAV Gene Therapy: Immunology and ...
Gao, Guangping +2 more
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MicroRNA-7, synergizes with RORα, negatively controls the pathology of brain tissue inflammation
Background Accumulating evidence has documented that microRNA-7 (miR-7) plays an important role in the pathology of various diseases. However, the potential role of miR-7 in brain tissue inflammation (BTI) remains unclear.
Dongxu Yue +6 more
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Emerging Concepts and Challenges in Rheumatoid Arthritis Gene Therapy
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory joint disease affecting about 1% of the population worldwide. Current treatment approaches do not ensure a cure for every patient.
Ludmila V. Akhmadishina +6 more
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Cystic Fibrosis gene therapy in the UK and elsewhere [PDF]
The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene was identified in 1989. This opened the door for the development of cystic fibrosis (CF) gene therapy, which has been actively pursued for the last 20 years.
Griesenbach, U, Pytel, K, Alton, EWFW
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Background: Cell and gene therapies are associated with uncertainty around their value claims at launch due to limitations of supporting clinical data; furthermore, their high costs present affordability issues for payers.
Jesper Jørgensen +2 more
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Background Previous studies in patients with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A) have suggested that calpain-3 (CAPN3) mutations result in aberrant regeneration in muscle.
Mehmet E. Yalvac +9 more
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The strict species specificity of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) has impeded our understanding of antiviral adaptive immune responses in the context of a human immune system.
Lindsey B. Crawford +7 more
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