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ArticleVision research2023

Genome editing, a superior therapy for inherited retinal diseases.

Alexander L Yan, Samuel W Du, Krzysztof Palczewski

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Article in Vision research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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  13. In vivo photoreceptor base editing ameliorates rhodopsin-E150K autosomal-recessive retinitis pigmentosa in mice.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  19. A New Generation of Gene Therapies as the Future of Wet AMD Treatment.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

3 authors.

Alexander L YanGavin Herbert Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, USA.
Samuel W DuGavin Herbert Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. Electronic address: swdu@uci.edu.
Krzysztof PalczewskiGavin Herbert Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. Electronic address: kpalczew@uci.edu.

Funding

STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF ARRESTINSR01EY009339 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KISER, PHILIP DAVID, PALCZEWSKI, KRZYSZTOF · 1992 to 2025
$16.0M
MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008620 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI GOLDIN, ALAN L · 1999 to 2023
$8.1M
Precision genome editing in vivo to treat retinal diseasesR01EY034501 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Audrone Lapinaite, Krzysztof Palczewski · 2023 to 2026
$3.9M
NEI UCI Center Core Grant for Vision ResearchP30EY034070 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Vladimir Jivkov Kefalov · 2022 to 2026
$3.7M
microRNA-204 and microRNA-211 regulation of RPE phagocytosisF30EY033642 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Samuel Wang Du · 2022 to 2026
$241k
NEI NIH HHS F30 EY033642NEI NIH HHS P30 EY034070NEI NIH HHS R01 EY009339NEI NIH HHS R01 EY034501NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008620
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene augmentation and genome editing are promising strategies for the treatment of monogenic inherited retinal diseases. Although gene augmentation treatments are commercially available for inherited retinal diseases, there are many shortcomings that need to be addressed, like progressive retinal degeneration and diminishing efficacy over time. Innovative CRISPR-Cas9-based genome editing technologies have broadened the proportion of treatable genetic disorders and can greatly improve or complement treatment outcomes from gene augmentation. Progress in this relatively new field involves the development of therapeutics including gene disruption, ablate-and-replace strategies, and precision gene correction techniques, such as base editing and prime editing. By making direct edits to endogenous DNA, genome editing theoretically guarantees permanent gene correction and long-lasting treatment effects. Improvements to delivery modalities aimed at limiting persistent gene editor activity have displayed an improved safety profile and minimal off-target editing. Continued progress to advance precise gene correction and associated delivery strategies will establish genome editing as the preferred treatment for genetic retinal disorders. This commentary describes the applications, strengths, and drawbacks of conventional gene augmentation approaches, recent advances in precise genome editing in the retina, and promising preclinical strategies to facilitate the use of robust genome editing therapies in human patients.

Indexed as

Gene EditingRetinal DiseasesCRISPR-Cas SystemsGenetic TherapyHumansRetinaBase editingGenome editingLeber congenital amaurosisPrime editingRetinal degenerationRetina physiologyRetinopathies

Identifiers

PMID36804635
PMCPMC10460145

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