首席编辑 基因治疗和TREX1马赛克在视网膜血管病变中与大脑白血脑病变

Samuel D Chauvin1,2, Joe A Holley1,2, Subhajit Poddar1,2

  • 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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概括

TREX1马赛克症可以导致器官有限的视网膜血管病变,脑白细胞瘤 (RVCL) 和正常寿命. 创建TREX1马赛克的基因疗法可能为RVCL患者提供未来的治疗方法.

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