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Fzd4 Haploinsufficiency Delays Retinal Revascularization in the Mouse Model of Oxygen Induced Retinopathy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Ngo Michael H, Borowska-Fielding Joanna, Heathcote Godfrey, Nejat Sara, Kelly Melanie E, McMaster Christopher R, Robitaille Johane M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in genes that code for components of the Norrin-FZD4 ligand-receptor complex cause the inherited childhood blinding disorder familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR). Statistical evidence from studies of patients at risk for the acquired disease retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) suggest that rare polymorphisms in these same genes increase the risk of developing severe ROP, implying that decreased...
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