A Matter of Genes: The Hurdles of Gene Therapy for Epilepsy

Epilepsy Curr. 2019 Jan;19(1):38-43. doi: 10.1177/1535759718822846. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Abstract

Gene therapy has recently advanced to the level of standard of care for several diseases. However, its application to neurological disorders is still in the experimental phase. In this review, we discuss recent advancements in the field that provide optimism on the possibility to have first-in-human studies for gene therapy of some forms of epilepsy in the not so distant future.

Keywords: Gene therapy; Viral vectors.