Gene Therapy
Researchers Awaken Vision Cells in Blind Mice
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, June 7th, 2007
Writing online in the May 21 edition of Nature Medicine, scientists describe how they used a harmless virus to deliver corrective genes to mice with a genetic impairment that robs them of vision.
The discovery shows that it is possible to target and rescue cone cells — the most important cells for visual sharpness and color vision in people.
“Cone vision defines whether someone is blind or not,” said William W. Hauswirth, Ph.D., the...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2007-06-07)
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