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Molecular aspects of retinal degenerative diseases.
Cellular and molecular neurobiology - 1 Dec 2001
Lev S
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Retinal degeneration, either acquired or inherited, is a major cause of visual impairment and blindness in humans. Inherited retinal degeneration comprises a large group of diseases that result in the loss of photoreceptor cells. To date, 131 retinal disease loci have been identified, and 76 of the genes at these loci have been isolated (RetNet Web site). Several of these genes were first considered candidates...
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