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In a clinical trial involving 12 patients with XLRS, the gene therapy JWK002 improved visual acuity by 10.8 letters, and the results were published in NEJM. Over 52 weeks, retinoschisis cavities closed without drug-related adverse events, while central retinal thickness (CRT) decreased by an average of 437.7 μm. JWK002 has now completed patient enrollment for a phase 2 clinical trial, and further development is underway.

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