Isgrig, Kevin
McDougald, Devin S.
Zhu, Jianliang
Wang, Hong Jun
Bennett, Jean
Chien, Wade W.
Article History
Received: 2 April 2018
Accepted: 20 December 2018
First Online: 25 January 2019
Competing interests
: J.B. is a co-author on a patent for AAV8BP2; Enhanced AAV-mediated gene transfer for retinal therapies (9,567,376); Publication date: February 14, 2017; Co-inventors: Therese Cronin, Jean Bennett, Luk E. Vandenberghe. This patent describes the sequence used to generate the virus and the ability to use this capsid to more efficiently target retinal cells. W.C. and J.B. are co-authors on a pending patent, filed by the National Institutes of Health; U.S. Patent Application No. 62/784,306; for the use of AAV2.7m8 for ear applications. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.