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Aggregated myocilin induces russell bodies and causes apoptosis: implications for the pathogenesis of myocilin-caused primary open-angle glaucoma.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2007
Yam Gary Hin-Fai, Gaplovska-Kysela Katarina, Zuber Christian, Roth Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
Primary open-angle glaucoma with elevated intraocular pressure is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Mutations of myocilin are known to play a critical role in the manifestation of the disease. Misfolded mutant myocilin forms secretion-incompetent intracellular aggregates. The block of myocilin secretion was proposed to alter the extracellular matrix environment of the trabecular meshwork, with subsequent...
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