The Signalling Role of the avβ5-Integrin Can Impact the Efficacy of AAV in Retinal Gene Therapy

Sub-retinal injection of the common AAV2 pseudotypes frequently results in strong transduction of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) as well as the retina itself. This has been of benefit to date in human clinical trials using AAV, where the disease target is in the RPE. However, many mutations pr...

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Main Authors: Jean Bennett, Ying Yang, Emeline F. Nandrot, Therese Cronin, Daniel C. Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-05-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/5/5/447