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“#Genome editing to treat human retinal degeneration<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Gene editing therapies, including CRISPR-Cas systems, offer the potential to correct mutations causing inherited retinal degenerations, a leading cause of blindness. Technological advances in gene editing, continuing safety concerns, and strategies to overcome these challenges are highlighted in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy<\/i>.<\/p>\n

“Currently, the field is undergoing rapid development with a number of competing gene editing strategies, including allele-specific knock-down, base editing, prime editing, and RNA editing, are under investigation. Each offers a different balance of on-target editing efficiency versus off-target risks,” state Kanmin Xue, University of Oxford, and coauthors. “Testing these newly-developed CRISPR technologies in human retinal tissue, organoids and in vivo will help to highlight the most-viable therapeutic app<\/a>roaches for treating inherited retinal diseases in the future.”<\/p>\n

Characterizing the rapidly evolving field of CRISPR-Cas based genome editing and current strategies for extending the capabilities of CRISPR-Cas9, the article also features epigenetic editing, the risks of retinal gene editing, and approaches in development to control Cas9 activity and improve safety.<\/p>\n

“The eye is an ideal target for in vivo gene editing. Dr. Xue’s review provides an excellent overview of the current state of the art,” says Editor-in-Chief of Human Gene Therapy<\/i> Terence R. Flotte, MD, Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor of Medical Education and Dean, Provost, and Executive Deputy Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Medical School.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Camasamudram Vijayasarathy et al, Genetic Rescue of X-Linked Retinoschisis Mouse (Rs1\u2212\/y) Retina Induces Quiescence of the Retinal Microglial Inflammatory State Following AAV8-RS1 Gene Transfer and Identifies Gene Networks Underlying Retinal Recovery, Human Gene Therapy<\/i> (2020). DOI: 10.1089\/hum.2020.213<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n
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