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OTX2 loss causes rod differentiation defect in CRX-associated congenital blindness.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Feb 2014
Roger Jerome E, Hiriyanna Avinash, Gotoh Norimoto, Hao Hong, Cheng Debbie F, Ratnapriya Rinki, Kautzmann Marie-Audrey I, Chang Bo, Swaroop Anand
Abstract excerpt
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) encompasses a set of early-onset blinding diseases that are characterized by vision loss, involuntary eye movement, and nonrecordable electroretinogram (ERG). At least 19 genes are associated with LCA, which is typically recessive; however, mutations in homeodomain transcription factor CRX lead to an autosomal dominant form of LCA. The mechanism of CRX-associated LCA is not...
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