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Applied Genetic Technologies (AGTC) Files IND for Treatment of Achromatopsia Caused by Mutations in CNGA3 Gene

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AGTC Files Investigational New Drug Application for the Treatment of Achromatopsia Caused by Mutations in the CNGA3 Gene

October 19, 2016 4:01 PM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced that it has filed an Investigational New Drug application (IND) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct a Phase I/II clinical trial of the Company's gene therapy product candidate for the treatment of achromatopsia caused by mutations in the CNGA3 gene. The Company previously initiated a Phase I/II... More