Cone-Rod Dystrophy Gene Therapy Rescues Vision in Canines Originally posted at blindness.org October 10, 2013 A French research team led by Fabienne Rolling, Ph.D., of INSERM, has used gene therapy to restore vision in a canine model of cone-rod dystrophy caused by mutations in the gene RPGRIP1. Reported in the journal Molecular Therapy, the advancement…
Published first at blindness.org __________________ April 17, 2014 – At first blush, completely shutting down both copies of a gene might not seem like the best way to treat an inherited retinal disease. That’s because genes and the proteins they express are thought to be essential to the health and well-being of all cells…
If you know a specialist or therapy that is working, please contact us. eMail Me directly here Click Image to enlarge. Information on diet, nutrition & self-help options Rod cone dystrophy is expressed as a number of inherited eye problems, due to the common cause of malfunctioning of the cone and rod photoreceptors. These photoreceptors…
