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Transmembrane water-flux through SLC4A11: a route defective in genetic corneal diseases.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Nov 2013
Vilas Gonzalo L, Loganathan Sampath K, Liu Jun, Riau Andri K, Young James D, Mehta Jodhbir S, Vithana Eranga N, Casey Joseph R
Abstract excerpt
Three genetic corneal dystrophies [congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy type 2 (CHED2), Harboyan syndrome and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy] arise from mutations of the SLC4a11 gene, which cause blindness from fluid accumulation in the corneal stroma. Selective transmembrane water conductance controls cell size, renal fluid reabsorption and cell division. All known water-channelling proteins belong...
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