Gene Therapy Restores Sight

Biotechnology - 2008

Gene Therapy Restores Sight

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/gene-therapy-bl.html
Scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 3 years ago

With the help of gene therapy, two people who once were blind now can see. The individuals -- their identities remain confidential -- are participants in an early-stage clinical trial of gene therapy for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis, a rare and untreatable form of congenital blindness.

Type: Discovery | Also: Health & Medicine, Science, Biology |

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