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Retinal degeneration 6 (rd6): a new mouse model for human retinitis punctata albescens.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Sept 2000
Hawes N L, Chang B, Hageman G S, Nusinowitz S, Nishina P M, Schneider B S, Smith R S, Roderick T H, Davisson M T, Heckenlively J R
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PURPOSE: To characterize the genetics and phenotype of a new mouse mutant with retinal degeneration, rd6, that is associated with extensive, scattered, small white retinal dots seen ophthalmoscopically. METHODS: The phenotype was characterized using ophthalmoscopy, fundus photography, electroretinography, light microscopy, immunocytochemistry, and electron microscopy. Genetic characterization and linkage analysis...
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