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Stargardt Disease
January 27 , 2025
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- Researchers has developed a technique to edit genes, to demonstrate how it could be used to perhaps cure Stargardt disease.
- Stargardt disease is an inherited disease that leads to progressive vision loss in children and young adults.
- It is usually bilateral, involving both eyes.
- Stargardt disease also known as Stargardt macular degeneration, is commonly caused by changes in a gene, ABCA4.
- This gene influences how your body uses Vitamin A.
- In India, the disease prevalence was estimated at 1 in 8000 to 10000 populations.
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