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Mutation-Dependent Pathomechanisms Determine the Phenotype in the Bestrophinopathies.
International journal of molecular sciences - 26 Feb 2020
Nachtigal Anna-Lena, Milenkovic Andrea, Brandl Caroline, Schulz Heidi L, Duerr Lisa M J, Lang Gabriele E, Reiff Charlotte, Herrmann Philipp, Kellner Ulrich, Weber Bernhard H F
Abstract excerpt
Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BD), autosomal dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy (ADVIRC), and the autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy (ARB), together known as the bestrophinopathies, are caused by mutations in the bestrophin-1 (BEST1) gene affecting anion transport through the plasma membrane of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). To date, while no treatment exists a better understanding of BEST1-related...
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