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A new blindness gene uncovered in a canine study


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IMAGE: Data encompassing more than a thousand Lapponian Herders and Finnish Lapphunds from a canine DNA bank were utilised in the study.
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Credit: Kaisa Wickström.
Inherited retinal dystrophy is a common cause of blindness, with as many as two million people suffering from the disorder globally. No effective treatment is available for retinal dystrophies. Gene therapy is expected to offer a solution, but developing such therapies is possible only when the genetic cause of the disease is known. Related mutations have been identified in more than 70 genes so far, but the genetic background of the disease remains unknown in as many as half of the patients. ....

Eteläuomen Läi , Maria Kaukonen , Hannes Lohi , University Of Oxford , Helsinki University Hospital , Lapponian Herders , Finnish Lapphunds , Professor Lohi , மரியா கௌஉகொனேன் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் ஆக்ஸ்ஃபர்ட் , ஹெல்சின்கி பல்கலைக்கழகம் மருத்துவமனை , ப்ரொஃபெஸர் லோஹி ,