Recent progress in gene therapy for eye diseases
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________ Correspondence: Andrius Kazlauskas, Tel: (617) 912-2517; Fax (617) 912-0111; E-mail: [email protected] Abbreviations: ARMD, age-related macular degeneration; C.F.U., Colony forming unit; ERG, retino-electrogram; PDE, phosphodiesterase; RPE, retinal pigment epithelial; PDR, proliferative diabetic retinopathy; PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; PVR, proliferative vitreoretinopathy; RCV, replication competent virus; RP, retinitis pigmentosa; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor
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