This video is an English news interview about the first injections of for retinitis pigmentosa into a human subject at Moorfields. A review of litereature shows that Dr. Ali has been working on several mouse models of RP and vector delivery.
This pubmed link for more info on gene research. This link goes directly to an artical citation by Dr. Ali … to see his other articles, click on his name.
Last night I watched aprogram on Shroug TV (Sudanese)about a poor Sudanese family ,the father ,a poor carpenter supporting three male adults and their sister completely blind ,the fourth boy on his way to total blindness,they suffer from Retinitis pigmetosa ,NO HOPE they were told.The program director and the family are calling for help.Iam also calling for help to this family and my own three adult neices whose parents double first cousions inherited them RP and died without support ,Iam helping them besides supporting my family.I made a search and a glimpse of hope and light sparked through the darkness in which these poor people found themselves.I address Dr.Ali and all humanitarian bodies to help.God bless.thank you
Comment by Dr.Mohammed Zain — September 12, 2008 @ 7:59 am
Dear Sir
I would like to extend my congratulation to Dr Ali for his remarkable achievement in gene therapy.I am also an ophthalmologist and unfortunately recently diagnosed by ophthalmologist in USA as suffering from central cone dystrophy.I am very hopeful for my future after knowing the success of gene therapy.I want to offer myself for any treatment trial in UK or canada.If possible i would like to know as where to contact for this.
Comment by Ataur Rahman Khan — December 1, 2009 @ 3:44 pm
carissimo dottor Ali.
mi chiamo Luigi Polverino scrivo da Napoli ho mia moglie affetta da Retinite Pigmentosa in stato avanzato vorrei
sapere come e dove poterla curare .
Cordiali saluti e grazie
Comment by luigi polverino — January 26, 2010 @ 10:08 am
