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30 May 2018

Rob Collin and Frans Cremers have been awarded a £ 120,000 grant from the RP Fighting Blindness society in the UK.

Rob Collin and Frans Cremers have been awarded a £ 120,000 grant from the RP Fighting Blindness society in the UK. Their project entitled 'Natural exon skipping in ABCA4 mRNA and its modulation as a novel Stargard . with a £ 120,000 grant from the RP Fighting Blindness society in the UK. Their project entitled 'Natural exon skipping in ABCA4 mRNA and its modulation as a novel genetic therapy for Stargardt disease' will allow them to continue their work on understanding the intriguing genetics around ABCA4 as well as new therapeutic opportunities for this progressive blinding disorder.
 

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