Smelling the roses and seeing the light: gene therapy for ciliopathies

JC McIntyre, CL Williams, JR Martens - Trends in biotechnology, 2013 - cell.com
JC McIntyre, CL Williams, JR Martens
Trends in biotechnology, 2013cell.com
Alterations in cilia formation or function underlie a growing class of pleiotropic disorders
termed ciliopathies. The genetic basis of ciliopathies is remarkably complex, with an
incomplete but expanding list of more than 89 loci implicated in various disorders. Current
treatment of ciliopathies is limited to symptomatic therapy. However, our growing
understanding of ciliopathy genetics, coupled with recent advances in gene delivery and
endogenous gene and transcript repair demonstrated thus far in tissues of the eye, nose …
Alterations in cilia formation or function underlie a growing class of pleiotropic disorders termed ciliopathies. The genetic basis of ciliopathies is remarkably complex, with an incomplete but expanding list of more than 89 loci implicated in various disorders. Current treatment of ciliopathies is limited to symptomatic therapy. However, our growing understanding of ciliopathy genetics, coupled with recent advances in gene delivery and endogenous gene and transcript repair demonstrated thus far in tissues of the eye, nose, and airway, offers hope for curative measures in the near future. This review highlights these advances, as well as the challenges that remain with the development of personalized medicine for treating a very complex spectrum of disease, penetrant in a variety of organ systems.
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