LCA 10 is a rare inherited retinal degeneration (IRD) caused by mutations in one of 14 genes, causing malfunction of photoreceptor cells in the eye, which results in severe visual impairments and blindness.

May 1, 2021 · Purpose: Leber congenital amaurosis due to CEP290 mutations (LCA10) is an inherited retinal disease that often results in severe visual impairment or blindness in early childhood. Currently, there are no approved treatments, highlighting the considerable unmet medical need associated with LCA10.

Jun 7, 2024 · Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a severe retinal dystrophy, causing blindness or severe visual impairment at birth or during the first months of life (summary by den Hollander et al., 2006). For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of Leber congenital amaurosis, see LCA1 ( 204000 ).

Mar 5, 2020 · Clinical researchers at Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), have dosed the first patient with an experimental CRISPR/Cas9 therapy in the BRILLIANCE Phase 1/2 clinical trial for people with Leber congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA 10).

Mar 29, 2023 · Using a mouse model of LCA10 and two types of lab-created tissues from stem cells known as organoids, the team screened more than 6000 FDA-approved compounds to identify ones that promoted survival of photoreceptors, the types …

Sep 22, 2024 · Sepofarsen is an experimental mRNA therapy designed to improve visual function for patients with Leber congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA10). Sepofarsen targets a specific genetic mutation (c.2991+1655A>G) in the CEP290 gene.

Dec 7, 2018 · Editas Medicine, a company developing gene-editing treatments, has received authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration to launch a clinical trial for its emerging CRISPR/Cas9 therapy for people with a mutation in the gene CEP290, which causes Leber congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA10).

Apr 13, 2022 · EDIT-101 is a CRISPR/Cas9-based experimental medicine under investigation for the treatment of Leber congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA10), a CEP290-related retinal degenerative disorder. EDIT-101 is administered via a subretinal injection to reach and deliver the gene editing machinery directly to photoreceptor cells.

Feb 1, 2017 · As the most common subtype of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), LCA10 is a severe retinal dystrophy caused by mutations in the CEP290 gene. The most frequent mutation found in patients with LCA10 is a deep intronic mutation in CEP290 that generates a …

Feb 4, 2019 · New preclinical data support the development of a gene-editing strategy for restoring vision loss in patients with Leber congenital amaurosis type 10 (LCA10), an autosomal recessive...