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[Mutation-Dependent Mechanisms and Their Impact on Targeted Therapeutic Strategies with Reference to Bestrophin 1 and the Bestrophinopathies].
Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - 1 Mar 2020
Milenkovic Andrea, Brandl Caroline, Nachtigal Anna-Lena, Kellner Ulrich, Weber Bernhard H F
Abstract excerpt
Bestrophin 1 (BEST1) encodes an integral membrane protein localized in the basolateral aspect of the retinal pigment epithelium. Mutations in BEST1 are associated with distinct retinal dystrophies, the so-called "bestrophinopathies", often causing visual impairment, even in early childhood. The clinical entities of the bestrophinopathies can be distinguished by phenotypic characteristics and mode of inheritance...
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