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Characterization of Leber Congenital Amaurosis-associated NMNAT1 Mutants.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Jul 2015
Sasaki Yo, Margolin Zachary, Borgo Benjamin, Havranek James J, Milbrandt Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
Leber congenital amaurosis 9 (LCA9) is an autosomal recessive retinal degeneration condition caused by mutations in the NAD(+) biosynthetic enzyme NMNAT1. This condition leads to early blindness but no other consistent deficits have been reported in patients with NMNAT1 mutations despite its central role in metabolism and ubiquitous expression. To study how these mutations affect NMNAT1 function and ultimately...
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