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Generation of an inbred miniature pig model of retinitis pigmentosa.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 31 Jan 2012
Ross Jason W, Fernandez de Castro Juan P, Zhao Jianguo, Samuel Melissa, Walters Eric, Rios Cecilia, Bray-Ward Patricia, Jones Bryan W, Marc Robert E, Wang Wei, Zhou Liang, Noel Jennifer M, McCall Maureen A, DeMarco Paul J, Prather Randall S, Kaplan Henry J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The Pro23His (P23H) rhodopsin (RHO) mutation underlies the most common form of human autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP). The objective of this investigation was to establish a transgenic miniature swine model of RP using the human P23H RHO gene. METHODS: Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) was used to create transgenic miniature pigs that expressed the human P23H RHO mutation. From these...
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