Ocular and systemic safety of a recombinant AAV8 vector for X-linked retinoschisis gene therapy: GLP studies in rabbits and Rs1-KO mice

X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) is a retinal disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding the protein retinoschisin (RS1) and is one of the most common causes of macular degeneration in young men. Our therapeutic approach for XLRS is based on the administration of AAV8-scRS/IRBPhRS, an adeno-assoc...

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Main Authors: Dario Marangoni, Ronald A Bush, Yong Zeng, Lisa L Wei, Lucia Ziccardi, Camasamudram Vijayasarathy, Joshua T Bartoe, Kiran Palyada, Maria Santos, Suja Hiriyanna, Zhijian Wu, Peter Colosi, Paul A Sieving
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2329050116301528