| Literature DB >> 17515894 |
John J Alexander1, Yumiko Umino, Drew Everhart, Bo Chang, Seok H Min, Qiuhong Li, Adrian M Timmers, Norman L Hawes, Ji-Jing Pang, Robert B Barlow, William W Hauswirth.
Abstract
Loss of cone function in the central retina is a pivotal event in the development of severe vision impairment for many prevalent blinding diseases. Complete achromatopsia is a genetic defect resulting in cone vision loss in 1 in 30,000 individuals. Using adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy, we show that it is possible to target cones and rescue both the cone-mediated electroretinogram response and visual acuity in the Gnat2 ( cpfl3 ) mouse model of achromatopsia.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17515894 PMCID: PMC3985124 DOI: 10.1038/nm1596
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Med ISSN: 1078-8956 Impact factor: 53.440