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Mutations in pre-mRNA processing factors 3, 8, and 31 cause dysfunction of the retinal pigment epithelium.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Oct 2014
Farkas Michael H, Lew Deborah S, Sousa Maria E, Bujakowska Kinga, Chatagnon Jonathan, Bhattacharya Shomi S, Pierce Eric A, Nandrot Emeline F
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the ubiquitously expressed pre-mRNA processing factors 3, 8, and 31 (PRPF3, PRPF8, and PRPF31) cause nonsyndromic dominant retinitis pigmentosa in humans, an inherited retinal degeneration. It is unclear what mechanisms, or which cell types of the retina, are affected. Transgenic mice with the human mutations in these genes display late-onset morphological changes in the retinal pigment epithelium...
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