Gene Therapy for Dogs?
Posted by Sonny | Posted in Dogs, Interesting, medical | Posted on 04-06-2010-05-2008
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Gene therapy for dogs? UPENN has developed gene therapy for dogs, restoring day blindness. Results indicated that restoration of the cone function. Pretty interesting, eh?
“The successful restoration of visual function with recombinant adeno-associated virus-mediated gene replacement therapy has ushered in a new era of retinal therapeutics,” said András M. Komáromy, assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Penn School of Veterinary Medicine and lead author of the study.
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