Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study (SCOTS): bone marrow-derived stem cells in the treatment of Leber′s hereditary optic neuropathy

Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study (SCOTS): bone marrow-derived stem cells in the treatment of Leber′s hereditary optic neuropathy

The Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study (SCOTS) is currently the largest-scale stem cell ophthalmology trial registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT01920867). SCOTS utilizes autologous bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) to treat optic nerve and retinal diseases. Treatment approache...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey N Weiss, Steven Levy, Susan C Benes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
Subjects:
nerve regeneration; Leber′s hereditary optic neuropathy; mitochondrial disease; optic neuropathy; bone marrow derived stem cells; blindness; visual loss; neural regeneration
Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2016;volume=11;issue=10;spage=1685;epage=1694;aulast=Weiss

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