Sorsby fundus dystrophy mutation Timp3(S156C) affects the morphological and biochemical phenotype but not metalloproteinase homeostasis.

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The tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP3) is a multifunctional protein tightly associated with the extracellular matrix (ECM). A specific type of mutation in TIMP3 which results in potentially unpaired cysteine residues at the C-terminus of the protein has been shown to cause Sorsby fundus dystrophy (SFD), an autosomal dominant retinopathy of late onset. An early finding in SFD is a striking...

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