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BetaB2-crystallin mutations associated with cataract and glaucoma leads to mitochondrial alterations in lens epithelial cells and retinal neurons.
Experimental eye research - 1 Feb 2017
Dulle Jennifer E, Rübsam Anne, Garnai Sarah J, Pawar Hemant S, Fort Patrice E
Abstract excerpt
Crystallin proteins are the most prominent protein of the lens and have been increasingly shown to play critical roles in other tissues, especially the retina. Members of all 3 sub-families of crystallins, alpha-, beta- and gamma-crystallins have been reported in the retina during diabetes, traumatic injury and other retinal diseases. While their specific role in the retina is still unclear and may vary,...
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