Hundreds of genes linked to blindness could lead to new therapies
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February 21, 2019
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(THE CONVERSATION) Inherited diseases of the eye account for at least 2 million cases of blindness worldwide. A few hundred genes that cause eye disease have been identified, but in many cases the cause is unknown because not all eye disease genes have been identified.
As a result, genetic testing is only able to determine the mutation responsible for blindness in only 50 to 75 percent of blind children and young adults.
As an eye doctor and researcher, I am frustrated at the lack...
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