DBGen, a new spin-off of the University of Barcelona dedicated to the genetic diagnosis of visual pathologies

Human beings are essentially visual and the loss of vision implies a disability that impacts the quality of life of those who suffer from it and their families. Genetics is one of the most important causes of blindness. The complexity of ophthalmic diseases means that companies of genetic diagnosis with a more general scope are not always able to reach a high rate of diagnostic succés. DBGen is a spin-off of the University of Barcelona (UB) created to fill this knowledge gap. The leading team, made up of scientists and scholars, has spent over 25 years devoted to research on the genetics of hereditary blindness, solving difficult cases, designing new diagnostic tools, and identifying new genes.

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Image: From left to right: Marta de Castro-Miró, Gemma Marfany, Roser Gonzalez-Duarte and Mònica Vilas.