New Gene Therapy Corrects Form of Inherited Macular Degeneration in Canine Model
March 05, 2018
March 05, 2018
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news release:
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have developed a gene therapy that successfully treats a form of macular degeneration in a canine model. The work sets the stage for translating the findings into a human therapy for an inherited disease that results in a progressive loss of central vision and which is currently untreatable.
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have developed a gene therapy that successfully treats a form of macular degeneration in a canine model. The work sets the stage for translating the findings into a human therapy for an inherited disease that results in a progressive loss of central vision and which is currently untreatable.