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Retinol dehydrogenase 12 detoxifies 4-hydroxynonenal in photoreceptor cells.
Free radical biology & medicine - 1 Jan 2010
Marchette Lea D, Thompson Debra A, Kravtsova Marina, Ngansop Thierry N, Mandal Md Nawajes A, Kasus-Jacobi Anne
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the photoreceptor retinol dehydrogenase 12 (RDH12) gene cause the early onset retinal dystrophy Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) by mechanisms not completely resolved. Determining the physiological role of RDH12 in photoreceptors is the focus of this study. Previous studies showed th...
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