The daily removal of billions of apoptotic cells in the human body via the process of
efferocytosis is essential for homeostasis. To allow for this continuous efferocytosis, rapid …

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a hereditary retinopathy that affects about 2.5 million people
worldwide. It is characterized with progressive loss of rods and cones and causes severe …

The TYRO3, AXL (also known as UFO) and MERTK (TAM) family of receptor tyrosine
kinases (RTKs) are aberrantly expressed in multiple haematological and epithelial …

The ability to elicit robust and long-term transgene expression in vivo together with minimal
immunogenicity and little to no toxicity are only a few features that make recombinant adeno …

Retinal neurodegenerative diseases like age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma,
diabetic retinopathy and retinitis pigmentosa each have a different etiology and …

MERTK is an essential component of the signaling network that controls phagocytosis in
retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), the loss of which results in photoreceptor degeneration …

Retinal neurodegeneration associated with the dysfunction or death of photoreceptors is a
major cause of incurable vision loss. Tremendous progress has been made over the last two …

Inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) encompass a large group of clinically and genetically
heterogeneous diseases that affect approximately 1 in 3000 people (> 2 million people …