CRISPR/CAS9-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING RETINAL DEGENERATIONS

Described herein are methods for treating a retinal degeneration in a subject, such as Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and glaucoma. Also provided herein are methods of altering expression of one or more gene products in a cell, such as a retinal ganglion cell. Su...

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Main Authors Bunz, Fred, Welsbie, Derek, Zack, Donald, Jaskula-Ranga, Vinod
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.03.2020
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Summary:Described herein are methods for treating a retinal degeneration in a subject, such as Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and glaucoma. Also provided herein are methods of altering expression of one or more gene products in a cell, such as a retinal ganglion cell. Such methods may comprise utilizing a modified nuclease system, such as Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) system comprising a bidirectional HI promoter and gRNAs directed to retinal degeneration related genes, packaged in a single, compact adeno-associated virus (AAV) particle.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201716315462