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SUBMITTER: Padhy SK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7701157 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Padhy Srikanta Kumar SK Takkar Brijesh B Narayanan Raja R Venkatesh Pradeep P Jalali Subhadra S
The application of clinical genetics 20201125
Gene therapy has now evolved as the upcoming modality for management of many disorders, both inheritable and non-inheritable. Knowledge of genetics pertaining to a disease has therefore become paramount for physicians across most specialities. Inheritable retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are notorious for progressive and relentless vision loss, frequently culminating in complete blindness in both eyes. Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a typical example of an IRD that manifests very early in child ...[more]