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LRRTM4-C538Y novel gene mutation is associated with hereditary macular degeneration with novel dysfunction of ON-type bipolar cells.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 2018
Kawamura Yuichi, Suga Akiko, Fujimaki Takuro, Yoshitake Kazutoshi, Tsunoda Kazushige, Murakami Akira, Iwata Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
The macula is a unique structure in higher primates, where cone and rod photoreceptors show highest density in the fovea and the surrounding area, respectively. The hereditary macular dystrophies represent a heterozygous group of rare disorders characterized by central visual loss and atrophy of the macula and surrounding retina. Here we report an atypical absence of ON-type bipolar cell response in a Japanese...
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