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Ccl2/Cx3cr1 knockout mice have inner retinal dysfunction but are not an accelerated model of AMD.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 27 Nov 2012
Vessey Kirstan A, Greferath Ursula, Jobling Andrew I, Phipps Joanna A, Ho Tracy, Waugh Michelle, Fletcher Erica L
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PURPOSE: The chemokine, Ccl2, and the fractalkine receptor, Cx3cr1, have both been implicated in the pathogenesis of age related macular degeneration (AMD), with mice lacking both genes exhibiting features of AMD by 3 months of age. However, recent reports indicate that this ascribed phenotype is due to the presence of a retinal degeneration mutation (crb1(rd8/rd8), rd8) on the background strain. Our aim was to...
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