Optogenetics
The BBC covered a story on Monday 24 May about optogenetics partially restoring the sight of a man living with retinitis pigmentosa in France.
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Look Forward – Summer 2022 – Issue 177
We’re all still buzzing from our recent conferences. We do hope you enjoyed them as much as we did. If you weren’t able to join us, then you can watch or listen to the recordings on our website.
x-linked inheritance
X-linked inheritance means that the faulty gene is located on the X chromosome, the larger of the two sex chromosomes.
Positive early findings from ProQR trial of USH2A therapy
Biotechnology company ProQR has announced encouraging results from its early analysis of the phase 1/2 trial of QR-421a, an innovative approach to treating sight loss caused by mutations in a particular section of the USH2A gene.
CRISPR Gene Editing Leads to Improvements
CRISPR gene editing leads to improvements in vision for people with inherited blindness, clinical trial shows.
Drugs for cancer and alcoholism show promise for RP
With all the interest in exciting gene and cell therapies for inherited sight loss, it’s easy to forget that more traditional drugs can also hold promise.
New mechanism of disease discovered for Retinitis Pigmentosa
The team have found the cause of disease in the first ever family tree drawn up at Moorfields Eye Hospital over 35 years ago, which had remained unsolved until now.