Gene therapy in hereditary retinal dystrophies: the usefulness of diagnostic tools in candidate patient selections

M Malvasi, L Casillo, F Avogaro, A Abbouda… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Purpose: Gene therapy actually seems to have promising results in the treatment of Leber
Congenital Amaurosis and some different inherited retinal diseases (IRDs); the primary goal …

Contribution of intraflagellar transport to compartmentalization and maintenance of the photoreceptor cell

TR Lewis, CM Castillo, NV Klementieva, Y Hsu… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
The first steps of vision take place in the ciliary outer segment compartment of photoreceptor
cells. The protein composition of outer segments is uniquely suited to perform this function …

Retinal degeneration animal models in bardet–biedl syndrome and related ciliopathies

C Delvallée, H Dollfus - Cold Spring …, 2023 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Retinal degeneration due to photoreceptor ciliary-related proteins dysfunction accounts for
more than 25% of all inherited retinal dystrophies. The cilium, being an evolutionarily …

Subretinal gene therapy delays vision loss in a Bardet-Biedl Syndrome type 10 mouse model

Y Hsu, S Bhattarai, JM Thompson, A Mahoney… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2023 - cell.com
Blindness in Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is caused by dysfunction and loss of
photoreceptor cells in the retina. BBS10, mutations of which account for approximately 21 …

Progressive retinal degeneration of rods and cones in a Bardet-Biedl syndrome type 10 mouse model

SK Mayer, J Thomas, M Helms… - Disease models & …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a multi-organ autosomal-recessive disorder caused by
mutations in at least 22 different genes. A constant feature is early-onset retinal …

[PDF][PDF] A visually guided swim assay for mouse models of human retinal disease recapitulates the multi-luminance mobility test in humans

S Hassan, Y Hsu, SK Mayer, J Thomas… - Saudi Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop a visually guided swim assay (VGSA)
for measuring vision in mouse retinal disease models comparable to the multi-luminance …

High-Quality Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Corsac Fox (Vulpes corsac) Reveals Adaptation to Semiarid and Harsh Environments

Z Zhang, T Xia, S Zhou, X Yang, T Lyu, L Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac) is a species of fox distributed in the arid prairie regions of
Central and Northern Asia, with distinct adaptations to dry environments. Here, we applied …

Bardet-Biedl syndrome improved diagnosis criteria and management: Inter European Reference Networks consensus statement and recommendations

H Dollfus, MR Lilien, P Maffei, A Verloes… - European Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Four European Reference Networks (ERN-EYE, ERKNet, Endo-ERN, ERN-
ITHACA) have teamed up to establish a consensus statement and recommendations for …

The Clinical and Mutational Spectrum of Bardet–Biedl Syndrome in Saudi Arabia

D Milibari, SR Nowilaty, R Ba-Abbad - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
The retinal features of Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS) are insufficiently characterized in Arab
populations. This retrospective study investigated the retinal features and genotypes of BBS …

Phenotypic diversity observed in a Chinese patient cohort with biallelic variants in Bardet-Biedl syndrome genes

J Zhong, Y Xie, H Ye, C Chen, T Sun, K Xu, X Zhang… - Eye, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Purpose Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare multisystem ciliopathy. The aim of
this study was to describe the clinical and genetic features of a cohort of Chinese patients …