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Harmonin (Ush1c) is required in zebrafish Müller glial cells for photoreceptor synaptic development and function.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Nov 2011
Phillips Jennifer B, Blanco-Sanchez Bernardo, Lentz Jennifer J, Tallafuss Alexandra, Khanobdee Kornnika, Sampath Srirangan, Jacobs Zachary G, Han Philip F, Mishra Monalisa, Titus Tom A, Williams David S, Keats Bronya J, Washbourne Philip, Westerfield Monte
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Usher syndrome is the most prevalent cause of hereditary deaf-blindness, characterized by congenital sensorineural hearing impairment and progressive photoreceptor degeneration beginning in childhood or adolescence. Diagnosis and management of this disease are complex, and the molecular changes underlying sensory cell impairment remain poorly understood. Here we characterize two zebrafish models for a severe form...
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