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Gene therapy reverses rat's paralysis

Study used virus to deliver genetic information that reduced scar tissue in the spinal cord

14-Jun-2018

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King's College London repaired damage in spinal cord of rats.

Body repairs a wounded spinal cord with scar tissue.

But scar acts like a barrier to new nerve connections.

Used a virus to alter enzyme called chondroitinase.

Animals regained use of their front paws after the gene therapy.

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Elizabeth Bradbury

Professor of Regenerative Medicine & Neuroplasticity at King's College London.

Emily Burnside

Post Doc at German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE).

King's College London

Public research university

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