Dog (normal-sighted and RPE65-mutant Briard) and non-human primate
“Single dose and repeat dose toxicology studies were conducted in normal-sighted dogs, RPE65 mutant dogs, and normal-sighted non-human primates (NHPs).”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 2Source ↗
Why that species
RPE65-/- Briard dog is a natural large-animal disease model; eye size makes dog more relevant than mouse
“The applicant noted that relative transduction efficiency of AAV2 in RPE cells across species is not known but that, given the sizes of eye in dog and mouse, the studies in Briard dogs are more relevant to human effects than those in mice”