• 1. Eye Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China;
  • 2. Medical Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China;
Shen Yin, Email: yinshen@whu.edu.cn
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X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) is a rare X-linked inherited retinal disorder, mainly affects bilateral retina. Patients often present with visual deterioration accompanied by a spoke-wheel pattern in the macula due to splitting of inner retinal layers and a disproportionate decline in the b-wave relative to a-wave of electroretinogram. The current therapy is mainly directed toward treatment of complications with no effective clinical management yet. In recent years, with the deepening understanding of XLRS, adeno-associated virus(AAV)-mediated gene therapy has become a potential new approach for the treatment. Two clinical trials on XLRS gene therapy are currently underway. These two clinical trials assess the ocular safety and tolerability of recombinant AAV-RS1 vector and explore its safe dose in XLRS patients. However, the recovery of retinal structure and function in XLRS patients is unsatisfactory. Following the in-depth research and progress of clinical trials, it is expected that more accurate and effective treatments for XLRS patients will be provided in the future.

Citation: Zhang Tianlu, Shen Yin. The research status and progress of gene therapy for X-linked juvenile retinoschisis. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2021, 37(11): 891-895. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20210816-00439 Copy

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