Fw: Breakthrough in Gene Therapy Improves Sight in Nearly Blind
Christopher McMillan <[email protected]> Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:30:23 -0500
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_03BA_01C8A8A5.853BFB30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Associated Press Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 3:45 PM Subject: Breakthrough in Gene Therapy Improves Sight in Nearly Blind http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/V/VISION_RESTORED?SITE=3DWIRE&SECTI= ON=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-04-27-17-36-41 Scientists use gene replacement therapy for the first time to = dramatically improve sight in people with a rare form of blindness. The = breakthrough, reported Sunday by the New England Journal of Medicine, = has the potential to reverse blindness from other kinds of inherited eye = diseases as well. =20 Sincerely, =20 Christopher McMillan, CIO CEEK Technology Telephone: 203 404 7275 Cell Phone: 203 444 5661 Fax: 203 286 2156 BLOG SITE: http://ceektechnology.spaces.live.com WEB SITE: http://www.ceektechnology.com WM: [email protected] VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] ------=_NextPart_000_03BA_01C8A8A5.853BFB30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Dutf-8> <STYLE>BODY {font-family: Arial;font-size:=20 10pt;}</STYLE> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=3DMailContainerBody=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: 15px"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV><B>From:</B> Associated Press</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 27, 2008 3:45 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Breakthrough in Gene Therapy Improves Sight in = Nearly=20 Blind</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3><A=20 title=3D"http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/V/VISION_RESTORED?SITE=3DW= IRE&SECTION=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-04-27-17-3= 6-41 CTRL + Click to follow link"=20 href=3D"http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/V/VISION_RESTORED?SITE=3DWI= RE&SECTION=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-04-27-17-36= -41">http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/V/VISION_RESTORED?SITE=3DWIRE&= amp;SECTION=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2008-04-27-17-36-41= </A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR>Scientists use gene replacement therapy for the first = time to=20 dramatically improve sight in people with a rare form of blindness. The=20 breakthrough, reported Sunday by the <CITE>New England Journal of=20 Medicine</CITE>, has the potential to reverse blindness from other kinds = of=20 inherited eye diseases as well.<BR style=3D"CLEAR: both"><IMG=20 style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: = 1px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; HEIGHT: 1px"=20 height=3D1 alt=3D""=20 src=3D"http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=3Db02c2e32b6bbaaadc1eb9f1d2f0be17= f" width=3D1=20 border=3D0> <IMG style=3D"DISPLAY: none" height=3D1 alt=3D""=20 src=3D"http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=3Db02c2e32b6bbaaadc1eb9f= 1d2f0be17f"=20 width=3D1 border=3D0>=20 <P><AHREF=3D"HTTP: feeds.feedburner.com ~a wired = techheadlines?a=3D'WytONr"'><IMG=20 src=3D"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/wired/techheadlines?i=3DWytONr" = border=3D0><FONT=20 size=3D3>Sincerely,<BR> <BR>Christopher McMillan, CIO<BR>CEEK=20 Technology<BR>Telephone: 203 404 7275<BR>Cell Phone: 203 444=20 5661<BR>Fax: 203 286 2156<BR>BLOG SITE: <A=20 title=3D"http://ceektechnology.spaces.live.com CTRL + Click to = follow link"=20 href=3D"http://ceektechnology.spaces.live.com">http://ceektechnology.spac= es.live.com</A><BR>WEB=20 SITE: <A=20 title=3D"http://www.ceektechnology.com CTRL + Click to follow link"=20 href=3D"http://www.ceektechnology.com">http://www.ceektechnology.com</A><= BR>WM: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>= </FONT></P></BODY></HTML> <hr> <p> Leave list: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"> [email protected]</a> <p> VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at <a href=3D"http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html">http://listserv.i cors.or g/archives/vicug-l.html</a> <p> Send questions on list operation to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected] "> [email protected]</a> ------=_NextPart_000_03BA_01C8A8A5.853BFB30--