臨床眼科62巻11号

2008年10月発行

特集 網膜硝子体診療update Ⅳ．注目の疾患 4.網膜色素変性

再生治療と細胞治療

著者： 平見恭彦¹ 高橋政代¹

所属機関： ¹理化学研究所神戸研究所網膜再生医療研究チーム

ページ範囲：P.325 - P.330

はじめに

　網膜色素変性では，主に網膜視細胞で特異的に発現する遺伝子の変異により神経網膜の変性が起きている。再生・細胞治療の応用について近年研究が進められているものの，現在わが国では未だ実用化には至っていない。ここでは近年この分野で進められてきた研究を紹介し，今後の治療応用への課題について考える。

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