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Whether you're an expert runner, or a rebel *with* a cause, there's no better experience than the London Marathon!

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Mirugen – Unlocking the Power of Retina Regeneration

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• Retinitis pigmentosa
• Stargardt disease

Mini-retinas are essentially mini eyeballs in a dish. They contain all of the cell types in the human retina and we can perform many experiments on these to figure out the missing pieces in the puzzle.

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The following projects were being funded by Retina UK and have recently come to an end.

This edition includes exciting news about our Annual and Professionals’ Conferences. We hope as many of you as possible can join us in Manchester, or online, in September. You’ll also find updates about the latest research and a feature on one of our funded researchers, Dr Jörn Lakowski.

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Jing Yu is a Research Assistant at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

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Information for healthcare professionals: Genetic testing and counselling in inherited retinal disease

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.

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Several groups around the world are investigating the use of retinal transplantation in the treatment of inherited retinal diseases.

Autosomal recessive inheritance means that the faulty gene is on an autosome (any chromosome other than the sex chromosomes) and that both copies need to be faulty to cause sight loss