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The 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neurology
The studies of gene therapy for Parkinson's disease
Hideki Mochizuki, M.D.
Department of Neurology, Kitasato University
Currently, four Phase I clinical trials are underway utilizing recombinant adeno-associated viral (rAAV) vectors for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The vehicle used mainly for gene delivery to the human brain is rAAV vector, which is non-pathogenic and non-self-amplifying. At present, the gene therapy approach is not the best way for the treatment of PD patients, but we believe that the further progress is anticipated toward making this strategy a therapeutic option for PD in the future. This article will review currently ongoing clinical trials of PD gene therapy and then introduce our studies about the gene therapy for PD.
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(CLINICA NEUROL, 49: 753|755, 2009)
key words: Gene therapy, Parkinson's disease, AAV vector, parkin
(Received: 20-May-09)