Genetic Testing for Eye Diseases Ed Stone, MD, PhD is a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator at the University of Iowa, runs a world-class genetics research laboratory of over 25 people, and is the world expert in inheritable diseases of the eye. This blog addresses issues and questions about genetic eye diseases. tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15565264 2006-02-28T11:45:01Z Blogger
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 true Edwin Stone, MD, PhD 2005-08-19T07:17:00-07:00 2005-08-19T23:39:34Z 2005-08-19T14:27:15Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15565264.post-112446163538824678 Q&A: Can gene therapy help a person who is blind from birth due to Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA)?
[Inquiry from Fran]Dear Dr. Stone, I'm a 34 year-old girl with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis. I just heard the presentation you gave on April 8 at the New England Ophthalmological Society, available on the eyerounds.org website. I just wanted to thank you for such a great, clear, realistic and optimistic explanation of LCA, molecular diagnosis and the future of gene therapy. What struck me the
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