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The genetic dissection of Myo7a gene expression in the retinas of BXD mice.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2018
Lu Ye, Zhou Diana, King Rebecca, Zhu Shuang, Simpson Claire L, Jones Byron C, Zhang Wenbo, Geisert Eldon E, Lu Lu
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: Usher syndrome (US) is characterized by a loss of vision due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and deafness. US has three clinical subtypes, but even within each subtype, the severity varies. Myosin VIIA, coded by Myo7a, has been identified as one of the causal genes of US. This study aims to identify pathways and other genes through which Myo7a interacts to affect the presentation of US symptoms. Methods: In...
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