Ex vivo gene therapy approaches for the treatment of globoid cell leukodystrophy

Globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) due to the deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme Galactocerebrosidase (GALC). The enzymatic deficiency results in intracellular storage of undegraded metabolites in the nervous system, leading to progressive dysmyelination. We...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Visigalli, Ilaria
Published: Open University 2009
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.497392