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The role of homeobox genes in retinal development and disease.
Developmental biology - 15 Sept 2014
Zagozewski Jamie L, Zhang Qi, Pinto Vanessa I, Wigle Jeffrey T, Eisenstat David D
Abstract excerpt
Homeobox genes are an evolutionarily conserved class of transcription factors that are critical for development of many organ systems, including the brain and eye. During retinogenesis, homeodomain-containing transcription factors, which are encoded by homeobox genes, play essential roles in the regionalization and patterning of the optic neuroepithelium, specification of retinal progenitors and differentiation...
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