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https://apnews.com/article/gene-therapy-blindness-rare-diseases-58f81838894dfb8568affde0b7e4d2f1>
"MIAMI (AP) — Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento
Carvajal’s eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other,
taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring
on either eye.
Antonio, who’s been legally blind for much of his 14 years, can see again.
The teen was born with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic
condition that causes blisters all over his body and in his eyes. But his skin
improved when he joined a clinical trial to test the world’s first topical gene
therapy. That gave Sabater an idea: What if it could be adapted for Antonio’s
eyes?"
Via
Future Crunch:
https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-clean-energy-aids-big-cats-africa/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
