What is the origin of the Stargardt disease ? When does it appear ? How does the eyesight change ? What are the hopes for treatment ?
Questions to which the Stargardt Foundation wishes to contribute in finding answers.
WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF THE STARGADT FOUNDATION ?
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Create a community of people to facilitate clinical trials to help develop futur treatment for Stargartd disease.
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Develop clear and exhaustive information on Stargardt disease to give each concerned person a better understanding of its origin and evolution : understand when the illness starts, how it « evolves » and what the « deficient » gene prevents the patient from doing.
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Provide information about the various scientific approaches for this retinal distrophy (gene therapy, pharmacology, cellular therapy, artificial retina) and the advances of research (fundamental research projects, pre-clinical experiments, clinical experiments)
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Support medical research and create a partnership with scientific teams in helping and accelerating the recruitment of patients in their research work.
Raise funds to support Stargardt research.