Krabbe Disease: Prospects of Finding a Cure Using AAV Gene Therapy

Krabbe Disease (KD) is an autosomal metabolic disorder that affects both the central and peripheral nervous systems. It is caused by a functional deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme, galactocerebrosidase (GALC), resulting in an accumulation of the toxic metabolite, psychosine. Psychosine accumulation...

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Main Authors: Gibran Nasir, Rajiv Chopra, Fiona Elwood, Seemin S. Ahmed
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/075dde463a2647d8bec66eeb56a8de50
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