Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley, along with some assistance from the Flaum Eye Institute and Center for Visual Science at the University of Rochester, have come up with a new version of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector that can deliver genes deep into the retina using an intravitreal injection of the vector into the vitreous, a less-invasive technique, instead of an intraretinal injection below the surface of the retina, which is the common way gene therapy is currently delivered.
The study was authored by postdoctoral fellows Deniz Dalkaral (then with Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute of UCal Berkeley (Read more...)