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Retinal Histopathology in Eyes from a Patient with Stargardt disease caused by Compound Heterozygous ABCA4 Mutations.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2016
Bonilha Vera L, Rayborn Mary E, Bell Brent A, Marino Meghan J, Fishman Gerald A, Hollyfield Joe G
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BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to define the histopathology of the retina in donor eyes from a patient with Stargardt disease (STGD1) due to compound mutations in the ABCA4 gene. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eyes were obtained from a 66-year-old female and fixed within 18 hours postmortem. The fundi of the posterior globes were evaluated with macroscopic, SLO and OCT imaging. The perifoveal and peripheral...
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