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Leber congenital amaurosis linked to AIPL1: a mouse model reveals destabilization of cGMP phosphodiesterase.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Sept 2004
Ramamurthy Visvanathan, Niemi Gregory A, Reh Thomas A, Hurley James B
Abstract excerpt
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA4) has been linked to mutations in the photoreceptor-specific gene Aryl hydrocarbon interacting protein like 1 (Aipl1). To investigate the essential role of AIPL1 in retina, we generated a mouse model of LCA by inactivating the Aipl1 gene. In Aipl1(-/-) retinas, the outer nuclear layer develops normally, but rods and cones then quickly degenerate. Aipl1(-/-) mice have highly...
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