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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2025

Gene therapy shines light on congenital stationary night blindness for future cures.

Yi Zhang, Siqi Lin, Lingqi Yu, Xiang Lin, Shuai Qu, Qingyang Ye, Mengting Yu, Wenfeng Chen, Wenjie Wu

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yi Zhang *Institute of Life Sciences, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
Siqi Lin *Institute of Life Sciences, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
Lingqi Yu *Institute of Life Sciences, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
Xiang LinInstitute of Life Sciences, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
Shuai QuInstitute of Life Sciences, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
Qingyang YeHangzhou Bipolar Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 311199, China.
Mengting YuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, 350028, China.
Wenfeng ChenInstitute of Life Sciences, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China. chenwenfeng@fzu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5259-7214
Wenjie WuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, 350028, China. wenjie_wu@foxmail.com.

Funding

Hangzhou Bipolar Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 2023082905National Natural Science Foundation of China 31970461Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province 2024J01359Qi-Shan scholar grant of Fuzhou University GXRC-20070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB) is a non-progressive hereditary eye disease that primarily affects the retinal signal processing, resulting in significantly reduced vision under low-light conditions. CSNB encompasses various subtypes, each with distinct genetic patterns and pathogenic genes. Over the past few decades, gene therapy for retinal genetic disorders has made substantial progress; however, effective clinical therapies for CSNB are yet to be discovered. With the continuous advancement of gene-therapy tools, there is potential for these methods to become effective treatments for CSNB. Nonetheless, challenges remain in the treatment of CSNB, including issues related to delivery vectors, therapeutic efficacy, and possible side effects. This article reviews the clinical diagnosis, pathogenesis, and associated mutated genes of CSNB, discusses existing animal models, and explores the application of gene therapy technologies in retinal genetic disorders, as well as the current state of research on gene therapy for CSNB.

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Eye Diseases, HereditaryGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedGenetic TherapyMyopiaNight BlindnessAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansAnimal modelsCongenital stationary night blindnessFull-field electroretinographyGene editingGene therapyInherited retinal diseaseRetina

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PMID40181393
PMCPMC11969737

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