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ReviewPharmaceutical research2019

Adeno-Associated Viral Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Disease.

Tuyen Ong, Mark E Pennesi, David G Birch, Byron L Lam, Stephen H Tsang

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Review in Pharmaceutical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Rekindling Vision: Innovative Strategies for Treating Retinal Degeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  8. "Seeing Stars": The Gene Therapy Revolution.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  9. AAV-mediated transduction of songbird retina.Frontiers in physiology · 2025
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  12. Epigenetic Switches in Retinal Homeostasis and Target for Drug Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Tuyen OngNightstar Therapeutics, 203 Crescent Street, Suite 303, Waltham, Massachusetts, 02453, USA. t.ong@nightstartx.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1918-2249
Mark E PennesiCasey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
David G BirchRetina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Byron L LamBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Stephen H TsangDepartment of Ophthalmology and of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Columbia University · USOregon Health & Science University · USRetina Foundation of the Southwest · USUniversity of Miami · USUS Night Vision (United States) · US

Funding

Proteomics CoreP30EY010572 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Kate E Keller · 1995 to 2026
$19.4M
MEASURES OF HUMAN RECEPTOR AND POST RECEPTOR ACTIVITYR01EY009076 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI BIRCH, DAVID G, HOOD, DONALD C. · 1991 to 2021
$8.3M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY010572NEI NIH HHS R01 EY009076
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of rare, heterogenous eye disorders caused by gene mutations that result in degeneration of the retina. There are currently limited treatment options for IRDs; however, retinal gene therapy holds great promise for the treatment of different forms of inherited blindness. One such IRD for which gene therapy has shown positive initial results is choroideremia, a rare, X-linked degenerative disorder of the retina and choroid. Mutation of the CHM gene leads to an absence of functional Rab escort protein 1 (REP1), which causes retinal pigment epithelium cell death and photoreceptor degeneration. The condition presents in childhood as night blindness, followed by progressive constriction of visual fields, generally leading to vision loss in early adulthood and total blindness thereafter. A recently developed adeno-associated virus-2 (AAV2) vector construct encoding REP1 (AAV2-REP1) has been shown to deliver a functional version of the CHM gene into the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor cells. Phase 1 and 2 studies of AAV2-REP1 in patients with choroideremia have produced encouraging results, suggesting that it is possible not only to slow or stop the decline in vision following treatment with AAV2-REP1, but also to improve visual acuity in some patients.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingChoroideremiaDependovirusGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHumansMutationParvovirinaeRetinaRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRetinitis PigmentosaTreatment OutcomeVisual AcuityAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCHM protein, humanAAV2-REP1choroideremiagene therapyretina

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PMID30617669
PMCPMC6534121
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