Gene Therapy for Red-Green Color Blindness
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Red-green color blindness, “Daltonism,” is the most common single locus genetic disorder, affecting 6% of men worldwide. Gene therapy is a potential means of correcting the defective or missing locus through the injection/transplantation of a normal transgene. Through the evaluation of one case study, gene therapy has cured colorblindness in squirrel monkeys, and may provide promise for humans.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015