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AIPL1, a Protein Associated with Childhood Blindness, Interacts with α-Subunit of Rod Phosphodiesterase (PDE6) and Is Essential for Its Proper Assembly
17 Sept 2009
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene coding for AIPL1 cause Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a severe form of childhood blindness. The severity in disease is reflected in the complete loss of vision and rapid photoreceptor degeneration in the retinas of mice deficient in AIPL1. Our previous observations suggest that rod photoreceptor degeneration in retinas lacking AIPL1 is due to the massive reduction in levels of rod cGMP...
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