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The first retinal gene therapy to be approved by the FDA was Voretigene neparvovec in 2017, which treats Leber's congenital amaurosis, a genetic disorder that can lead to blindness. These treatments also use subretinal injections of AAV vector and are therefore foundational to research in gene therapy for color blindness. [2] [3]
Retinal gene therapy holds a promise in treating different forms of non-inherited and inherited blindness. In 2008, three independent research groups reported that patients with the rare genetic retinal disease Leber's congenital amaurosis had been successfully treated using gene therapy with adeno-associated virus (AAV).
Gene therapy is a general treatment for genetic disorders; it uses viral vectors to carry typical genes into cells (e.g. cone cells) that are not able to express functional genes (e.g. photopsins). It may be possible to restore color vision by adding missing opsin genes – or a functional copy of the entire gene complex – into the cone cells.
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The gene therapy is not a cure for the condition, but substantially improves vision in those treated. [8] It is given as a subretinal injection. Voretigene neparvovec was approved for medical use in the United States in December 2017, [9] in Australia in August 2020, [10] in Canada in October 2020, [11] and in Switzerland in February 2020. [12].
The episode contains some information about symptoms, clinical diagnosis and mentions gene replacement therapy and clinical trials as hope for help in managing the condition. [ citation needed ] In the Korean drama The King of Dramas (Episode 16, "In Search of Lost Time") Anthony Kim, played by Kim Myung-min , is diagnosed with Leber congenital ...
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